Primed and ready for FCC Auctions 101 and 102

The FCC is planning a 5G auction double header starting this fall with the 28 GHz auction (Auction 101) starting on November 14, followed by the 24 GHz auction (Auction 102). Following that, a 39 GHz Incentive Auction which will include both sellers and buyers of spectrum. Innovative Suite of Auction Consulting Services To assist you…

Canada Completes Residual Spectrum Auction

In July 2017, the Canadian spectrum regulator – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, or “ISED” – initiated an auction process to release “residual” licenses. The residual licenses consisted primarily of licenses unsold from previous auction processes. The auction was a single-round sealed-bid process with bids submitted on May 15, 2018, with provisional results released…

US Auctioning mmWave for 5G

As soon as the FCC’s “technical problem involving upfront payments by auction bidders” got fixed, it announced a plan to kick start two mmWave auctions, as part of the agenda for the April 17, 2018 Commission meeting. Notwithstanding that some parties – notably T Mobile – might have preferred that the FCC run one large process…

mmWave – Capacity for 5G

The history of mobile technology generations – 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G – is closely linked to frequency bands. Early cellular radio systems were developed in the spectrum below 1 GHz. While subsequent G’s also employ frequencies below 1 GHz, as technologies have evolved, use of higher and higher frequencies has been enabled. This also provides…

First of its Kind: Multi-Round Reverse Auction – CAF-II Subsidy

The Connect America Fund (CAF) was born out of the 2010 National Broadband Plan intended to address the digital divide. The fund provides subsidies for broadband infrastructure development in underserved areas across America. A related Mobility Fund (MF) program provides similar funding for mobile deployment. The first subsidies were awarded from these funds in 2012….

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LYA offers Auction Platforms to efficiently sell a variety of high value assets. These include among other things spectrum licenses, towers for wireless siting, diamonds, power auctions and procurement auctions . LYA’s Auction Platforms can be hosted by the client to conduct their own auctions using LYA’s software, or LYA can conduct auctions on behalf…