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NewsReport: AWS-3 license would fetch $2.8B without FCC's conditions
Analysis from the Phoenix Center says that the FCC's proposed auction of a nationwide 25-megahertz license in the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) band would garner about $2.8 billion at auction if Read more...
FCC seeks comments on D-block re-auction
The FCC has given a June 20 deadline for receiving comments on how it should reauction the D-block 700 MHz spectrum. The spectrum, reserved for public/private network, failed to receive the minimum Read more...
Will a spectrum auction requiring free broadband services work?
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has scheduled a vote on rules for another spectrum auction that would include 25 megahertz in the 2155 MHz to 2180 MHz band and would require the winning bidder to offer Read more...
FCC mulling another spectrum auction
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has scheduled a vote on rules for another spectrum auction. And you thought there wasn't any more spectrum to be auctioned. This auction would include 25 megahertz in the Read more...
Technology-neutral European auctions opportunity for technology companies
European governments have taken an unprecedented move to offer wireless broadband licenses on a technology-neutral basis, and technology companies are taking advantage to foster the proliferation of Read more...
What will Qualcomm do with the U.K. spectrum it won?
Having won the auction for the U.K.-wide L-band spectrum auction, Qualcomm has been reluctant to define what it might be used for other than to "explore emerging business models and advanced mobile Read more...
FCC votes to resurrect public-safety network idea
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously decided to resurrect plans to create a nationwide emergency communications network after the D-block 700 MHz auction failed to garner a company Read more...
Intel among winners of 2.6 GHz spectrum in Sweden
Intel Capital was among the winners of Sweden's auction of he 2.6 GHz band, acquiring 50 MHz of TDD spectrum for $26.5 million. According to local press reports, Intel is seeking partners to build Read more...
Cyren Call urges rural operators to bid on D block
Cyren Call Chairman Morgan O'Brien was courting rural operators last week, urging them to band together and bid on the D-block 700 MHz band the FCC will likely re-auction this fall. During the Rural Read more...
How much spectrum do AT&T and Verizon have?
In just how many markets do AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless exceed 95 megahertz of spectrum? Since spending a collective $16 billion in the recent 700 MHz auction, analysts have believed the Read more...
| Press ReleasesQualcomm Wins Licenses to Double Its Spectrum in 28 Key Markets to Expand Award-Winning FLO TV Service SAN DIEGO, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated NASDAQ: QCOM, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, Read more... Press Release: Nokia Applauds FCC Decision to Require 'Open Access' for U.S. 700MHz SpectrumNokia Applauds FCC Decision to Require 'Open Access' for U.S. 700MHz Spectrum -Decision to benefit consumers by promoting greater competition and innovation in U.S. wireless industry- HELSINKI, Read more... Press Release: CTIA-The Wireless Association Blasts Google Scheme to Rig 700 MHz AuctionCTIA-The Wireless Association Blasts Google Scheme to Rig 700 MHz Auction WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20 -– CTIA-The Wireless Association President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement Read more... Press Release: Google Intends to Bid in Spectrum Auction If FCC Adopts Consumer Choice and Competition RequirementsGoogle Intends to Bid in Spectrum Auction If FCC Adopts Consumer Choice and Competition Requirements MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 20 -– Google announced today that should the Federal Communications Read more... |