Monthly Archives: July 2021

A Gold Medal in Spectrum Auction Valuation: 3500 MHz Canadian Auction

By | July 30, 2021
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The Canadian auction for an average of 111 MHz in the 3500 MHz band raised a record setting C$8.91 billion (US$7.16 B). That’s an average of C$2.28/MHz-PoP (US$1.83); or a global record high for this spectrum band. Or, to bring another meaning into this, operators paid C$270 for each mobile subscriber! For another perspective, the… Read More »

Latency in LEO Satellites vs. Terrestrial Fiber

By | July 7, 2021
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Latency is a key differentiating parameter for new communication networks such as LEO satellite constellations and 5G. The interest in latency has increased as the value proposition for these networks hinges on enabling latency-dependent applications. This got some competing technology options nervous. For instance, LEO satellites provide as much as 20x round trip delay advantage… Read More »