ISED, the Canadian spectrum regulator, initiated a process to sell a set of spectrum licenses in a “residual” auction, i.e. an auction of licenses left over after the initial auction. The format will be a sealed bid, second price combinatorial auction for markets where more than one block is available. This provides some opportunity for…
Johanne Lemay, Co-President of LYA, will be speaking on the spectrum panel “Riding the Wave: Industry Needs and Prospects in 2025” at next week’s CCA show in Denver. Navigating the ever changing spectrum waters is a key topic for mobile carrier strategy going forward. From the AWS-3 auction to Upper C Band, from low band…
As set out in our report of May 31, 2024, there were many potential buyers of T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum. In particular, electric utilities were a prime candidate but as we observed “enough of them would have to band together in order to make a bid of sufficient size to meeting T-Mobile’s reserve price”, of…
This LYA c-Ahead White Paper summarizes the status of newly developed regulatory frameworks for supplemental mobile coverage by satellite leveraging the spectrum of terrestrial mobile network operators (MNOs). Based on decisions published by regulators up to now, this Paper covers the status of the regulatory framework in a few countries, namely the US, Canada, Australia, and the…
2024 is coming to a close and in addition to our best wishes for the Holiday Season and 2025, we would like to share a few thoughts on challenges and opportunities in the US telecommunications industry going forward. Broadband Subsidy The massive $42.5 billion BEAD program continues on its state-by-state trajectory to ensure all Americans…
2024 is coming to a close and in addition to our best wishes for the Holiday Season and 2025, we would like to share a few thoughts on challenges and opportunities in Canadian telecommunications going forward. Wholesale Rates for High-Speed Access (HSA) Services First off, regarding HSA services, CRTC seems to have hit the jackpot…
LYA is pleased to be attending the GSMA’s MWC Las Vegas conference, being held in partnership with CTIA at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall. The conference theme is 5G for Enterprise IT, focusing on powering future enterprises, private networks, connected cars, AI for Smart Cities and other applications, non-terrestrial networks, CBRS, the national…
On August 16, 2024, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which could result in a substantial overhaul of the operations of the Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the 3.5 GHz range. Licenses for CBRS were auctioned by the FCC in 2000 (Auction 105). As the FCC notes, winning bidders included entities that…
ISED, the Canadian spectrum regulator, conducted a single-round sealed-bid auction of spectrum licenses left over from previous auction processes. This “Residual” Auction was completed on July 25, 2024 and consisted of 225 licenses for sale, mostly in the 3500 MHz and 3800 MHz bands along with a few in 600 MHz and 2300 MHz. Only…