FCC’s 3500 MHz auction concludes, raising US$4.6 billion

WASHINGTON, D.C. — While Canada’s 3500 MHz spectrum auction is delayed until June 2021, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday it has successfully concluded its auction of 70 MHz of priority access licences (PALs) in the 3550-3650 MHz band. Designated as Auction 105, this is the FCC’s first 5G mid-band spectrum auction, which made available the greatest number of spectrum licences ever in a single FCC auction, says the news release. The 70 MHz of licensed spectrum will further the deployment of 5G as well as the Internet of Things (IOT) and other advanced spectrum-based services, says the release....