The FCC voted on Wednesday to reallocate 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.45 GHz band to facilitate 5G deployment, and to hold an auction for the spectrum. The auction is set to begin in early October, and the FCC is now seeking comment on auction procedures.  The commission wants to make it easier for…

Verizon Wireless and AT&T were the top bidders in the FCC's C-band auction, which grossed more than $81 billion. The FCC on Wednesday announced the top winning bidders, 21 bidders won all of the available 5,684 licenses. Verizon, bidding as Cellco Partnership, had total gross winning bids of $45.5 billion, and AT&T Spectrum Frontiers LLC…

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has put together a draft order to auction mid-band spectrum in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band for 5G deployment through an auction that would begin in early October of this year. The FCC announced Tuesday that the proposed rules would allocate the 3.45-3.55 GHz spectrum band for flexible-use service. It would…

Rakuten Mobile and Ligado Networks have reached an MoU for commercial trials for 5G mobile private networks based on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP). Under the MoU announced Feb. 12, the companies will define a strategy that leverages Rakuten’s ecosystem to advance a jointly developed 5G mobile private network solution and accelerate overall L-band commercial…