US Entering Era of 'Paramount Importance' for Spectrum, MoffettNathanson Says
The U.S. is entering an era where “spectrum valuation is of paramount importance,” MoffettNathanson said Wednesday in a research note. “When the incentive auction finally concludes in late April, the window will open on what many expect to be an…
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unprecedented wave of spectrum deal-making,” the firm said. “This comes after more than two years of successive quiet periods. The Prom Queen of all spectrum takeout candidates is widely regarded to be Dish Network and its trove of AWS spectrum, but other spectrum candidates feature prominently as well.” The firm mentioned Ligado, Globalstar, Straight Path and “even Sprint.” New bands also are coming online for broadband, the analysts said: “3.5 GHz, 5 GHz, and millimeter wave frequencies, all of which promise even more capacity.”