A consummate theme of telecom discussions is the desperate need for additional spectrum dedicated to mobile services; in the context of 5G, that refrain tends to focus on mid-band spectrum, which strikes a valuable balance between coverage and capacity. Good news for the U.S. market–a novel new approach to spectrum sharing is poised to put a big chunk of prime 3.5 GHz spectrum into play later this year.
The regulatory and technical road to open up the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band has been long and, at times, difficult to navigate.
