Thursday, September 6, 2012

AT also targeting Comcast, Horizon WCS frequencies?

The technical details concerning AT&T Mobility's pending deals for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) and 2.3GHz Wireless Communications Services (WCS) spectrum have been ‘fleshed out’ in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Fierce Wireless reports. The move underlines its bid to keep pace with chief rival Verizon Wireless in the hunt for new spectrum.*As reported by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate last month, AT&T agreed a deal worth up to USD600 million to acquire San Diego-based spectrum holding company NextWave Wireless, a major holder of 2.3GHz WCS frequencies. WCS spectrum was first auctioned in 1997, but has never been utilised for mobile broadband usage due to technical rules designed to avoid possible interference with satellite radio users in adjacent spectrum bands


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OVETEL AT&T also targeting Comcast, Horizon WCS frequencies?

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