High Frequency Bands Offer Different Advantages, AT&T Explains
All high-frequency bands are not equal, AT&T’s Advanced Wireless Technology Group said in a report filed at the FCC. The group compared the 28 and 39 GHz bands, two of the bands the FCC is expected reallocate for broadband at…
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the July 14 commission meeting (see 1606240026). A licensee would need 44-66 percent more spectrum in the 39 GHz band to provide the same cell edge data rate with the same cell radius it would need in the 28 GHz band, the report said. “Between these two bands, the industry momentum currently favors 28 GHz due to the activity in Korea as related to the 2018 Olympics,” the report said. “From a propagation point of view, 28 GHz has better potential given the longer wavelengths as compared to 37/39 GHz. But there is significantly more bandwidth available in the 37/39 GHz, which makes it an attractive 5G option as well.” The report was filed in docket 14-177.