Dean Bubley’s Post

Slightly delayed, but this is a write up I did of the October #SpectrumAmericas event, hosted by Spectrum for the Future, an advisory client of mine. (Click through to download the PDF from the site). Obviously since that date, the US Elections have taken place, and the new incoming administration is intending to make Brendan Carr the head of the Federal Communications Commission. While Carr seemed keen to renew the FCC's auction authority over the supply of spectrum, he may well wish to scutinise the demand side more carefully. It is now clear that mobile data demand growth is slowing down, including in the US, where even Ericsson's optimistic, XR-fuelled forecasts have been lowered, at 16% CAGR for smartphones. Even if you take those figures - or CTIA's - at face value, it is increasingly apparent that demand is highly localised, rather than evenly spread over wide areas. A great deal of #5G use is indoors, in particular, which increasingly needs dedicated indoor systems - something that Verizon and other carriers have been pushing hard for recently. In addition, there is no urgent need for spectrum driven by future #6G, which is likely to appear later rather than sooner (maybe 2032) and may well again be concentrated in specific high-density areas and supported by satellite access. Hopefully, the FCC will shift from its analogy of a "spectrum pipeline" to a more precise and targeted "spectrum sprinkler" that can irrigate the exact times and places than need watering with new frequencies. https://lnkd.in/eHmbpAky

White Paper: Thoughts from the Spectrum Americas Conference - Spectrum for the Future

White Paper: Thoughts from the Spectrum Americas Conference - Spectrum for the Future

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Very insightful Dean Bubley. Jennifer Manner, how can we get associated to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) spectrum sharing “moonshot”?

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