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…
The Canadian spectrum regulator, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) initiated a public consultation on June 17, 2024 on policy, licensing and technical aspects of supplemental mobile coverage by satellite (SMCS). The consultation will cover key questions including which terrestrial mobile bands should be considered for the service, service area size, licensing of the satellite stations…
The May 28th announcement of the acquisition of the UScellular operations by T-Mobile leads to an interesting discussion from a valuation perspective as well as musings on the potential Catch-22 impact on the sale (or not) of T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum. LYA has conducted numerous valuations of spectrum licenses across the US for both larger…
The NTIA’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program has $42.5 billion of funding to support deployment of high-speed Internet access facilities to unserved and underserved households (“locations”) across the US. The NTIA allocated funding by State, directing each State to develop a plan to use the funding and to then award it competitively to…