RE: c band auction29 Sep 2020 17:47
Hi Loot,
Thanks for the reply... I am by no stretch an expert here - I have been following the FCC authorisation process for spectrum sharing on cbrs for quite some time, noting the years it has taken to gain FCC approval, and was not aware of a similar process for the c band, i.e. the auction will not be a PAL style auction will it?
My take on cbrs was that in order to use it you need to do so via a SAS? No such requirement is predefined for 5G today which is already being rolled out...
It had not occurred to me however that the telco providers may want to sell off any spare capacity without any changes to the licencing terms - are they already allowed to do this under existing terms?
How would it work? Would the telco's independently choose to sign up to a SAS who would monitor for available capacity the telco owns and utilise as required for a third party? If so then why is the C Band auction significant to Fed - surely the market is there already with existing spectrum?