AT&T Says Buys in 24 GHz Auction Important to 5G Plans; Starry Makes Gains
AT&T won licenses covering more than 98 percent of the U.S. population in the 24 GHz auction, it said Monday. The company said it's buying spectrum in 383 partial economic areas for a nationwide average of 254 MHz. All the…
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licenses are in “the more valuable upper 500 MHz portion of the 24 GHz band, giving AT&T stronger nationwide coverage and additional spectrum depth and capacity in many top markets where demand is often greatest,” it said. “AT&T will use the spectrum to bolster its mobile 5G strategy.” The licenses cover all but one of the 100 largest PEAs. Starry, a fixed-wireless broadband provider, said Tuesday it won 104 licenses, covering 51 markets in 25 states and more than 60 million people. “Combined with Starry’s current deployment roadmap, Starry’s fixed wireless footprint will reach more than 40 million households, covering more than 25 percent of all U.S. households,” it said.