On the very day that T-Mobile announced a massive 5G speed upgrade for more than 80 new cities and towns across the nation that couldn’t have been possible without the “Un-carrier’s” towering mid-band spectrum holdings, Verizon completed a substantial boost of its own related assets.
Everybody wants a piece of the mid-band pie
Eve-ry-bod-y!!!
Speaking of commercial use, it will certainly be interesting to see Charter and Comcast employ their 210 and 830 newly purchased cellular licenses respectively.
Meanwhile, digital cable provider Cox Communications could be aiming to make a mobile comeback with the help of 470 new licenses after throwing in the wireless towel almost a decade ago, with US Cellular somewhat surprisingly spending a measly $13 million on 243 licenses to finish the auction in 18th place, behind much smaller names like Mediacom, Shentel, or Viaero.