During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the C-band continues to be a top concern.
Qualcomm and partners AIS and ZTE used 5G New Radio Dual Connectivity and a mix of mid-band and millimeter wave spectrum to hit peak download speeds of 8.5 Gbps and peak uploads of 2.17 Gbps during
Verizon is getting its hands on more C-band spectrum to deploy this year, securing agreements with satellite operators to clear out of the band in additional markets ahead of schedule.
This week's one-month delay of C-band deployments by AT&T and Verizon over FAA safety concerns has somewhat surprised analysts and raised the question of impact for carriers.