Clearing Spectrum Helps Feds Upgrade Wireless Tech, CTIA Says
Efforts to clear federal spectrum for commercial use can help government agencies revamp their wireless operations and adopt new technologies, CTIA said Tuesday in a report. The group cited the results of auctions of spectrum on the AWS-1 and AWS-3…
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bands, which gave federal agencies money to upgrade their wireless operations and improve spectral efficiency. CTIA believes relocating government operations on the 3.1-3.55 GHz band could provide a similar benefit to federal agencies. President Donald Trump's administration said Monday it reached a deal for DOD to hand off a 100 MHz portion of the band for commercial shared use (see 2008100038). "The federal government has long been the largest spectrum user in the U.S., and expanding commercial use of these airwaves would represent a spectrum management win-win outcome," said CTIA General Counsel Tom Power.