Unless you’re a DC insider or wireless industry wonk, you’re probably not paying much attention to the government’s most recent spectrum auctions in DC right now. But if you have a wireless phone, you should be. What’s going down in Washington right now is going to impact you, me and every other American for decades to come. Why? Because the smartphones that power our personal and professional lives − not to mention entire industries − all ride on wireless networks built with a precious, limited resource called spectrum.
In fact, the federal government just finished a major auction of what’s called mid-band spectrum a few weeks ago. This AWS-3 spectrum is ideal for carrying data. It’s what we built our Data Strong™ network on. Fortunately, T-Mobile has a good amount of mid-band spectrum to support our network. So we were able to be pretty conservative and strategic in this auction. That’s fantastic news for T-Mobile and our customers, but next time we may not be as lucky.
This mid-band auction exceeded everyone’s expectations, raising nearly $45 billion for the US Treasury – and it was a success on that front many times over.
via Speak Up for America’s Wireless Future | T-Mobile Newsroom.