Carriers Say Upper C-Band Will Mitigate Spectrum Shortfall
Representatives of CTIA, T-Mobile and Verizon met with aides to FCC Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington on the importance of the upper C band to the future of 5G. In a filing posted Wednesday in docket 25-59, the wireless…
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interests noted that carriers face a licensed spectrum deficit of 400 MHZ by 2027 and nearly 1,500 MHz by 2032. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is seeking a vote on a notice of inquiry on the upper C band at the FCC’s Feb. 27 meeting (see 2502060062). The initial C-band auction “was a record-breaking success, with the spectrum put to use ahead of schedule and immediately generating faster download speeds for consumers,” the filing said. “The Upper C-Band creates a new opportunity for near-term, contiguous access in a portion of the most widely deployed frequency range for 5G worldwide.”