FCC to Auction Spectrum That SpaceX, Amazon, and AST All Want
As SpaceX, Amazon, and AST SpaceMobile compete to offer satellite-to-phone services, they could face a bidding war over radio spectrum that promises to bolster their coverage. On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced it plans to auction 25MHz of "prime spectrum" in the 1675-1695MHz and 2020-2025MHz bands, pending a vote at the agency's Oct. 29 meeting.The auction will be available for both “terrestrial networks” and “innovative direct-to-device (D2D) operations,” which involve satellites beaming cellular connectivity from space.
- ▪As SpaceX, Amazon, and AST SpaceMobile compete to offer satellite-to-phone services, they could face a bidding war over radio spectrum that promises to bolster their coverage.
- ▪On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced it plans to auction 25MHz of "prime spectrum" in the 1675-1695MHz and 2020-2025MHz bands, pending a vote at the agency's Oct.
- ▪29 meeting.The auction will be available for both “terrestrial networks” and “innovative direct-to-device (D2D) operations,” which involve satellites beaming cellular connectivity from space.
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As SpaceX, Amazon, and AST SpaceMobile compete to offer satellite-to-phone services, they could face a bidding war over radio spectrum that promises to bolster their coverage. On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced it plans to auction 25MHz of "prime spectrum" in the 1675-1695MHz and 2020-2025MHz bands, pending a vote at the agency's Oct. 29 meeting.The auction will be available for both “terrestrial networks” and “innovative direct-to-device (D2D) operations,” which involve satellites beaming cellular connectivity from space. “Our groundbreaking proposal would auction spectrum that could be used flexibly for 5G, D2D, or a combination of both,” says FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
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