The FCC will license spectrum in the 280 MHz-wide swath between 3.7 GHz and 3.98 GH in 20-MHz sub-blocks, spread across 5,684 partial economic areas (PEAs) nationwide, until no PEAs with more than one interested bidder exist.
In Australia, that nation’s telecoms authority now is welcoming applications for bidders interested in spectrum in the 26 GHz band, who will compete for 2.4 GHz of the band across 27 geographic blocks in April 2021, reports
The auction marks the first time the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made mmWave spectrum available in the country applications for the mmWave spectrum will be accepted until 21 January 2021. It plans to auction 2.4GHz of the band across 27 geographic blocks.