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Intel Also Cleared to Bid on Nortel Patents

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Jun 24, 2011, 9:20 AM by Eric M. Zeman

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has given Intel the green light to participate in next week's auction of Nortel patents. Nortel is selling off a trove of some 6,000 patents to satisfy bankruptcy obligations. The patents in question cover 3G/4G wireless, internet, voice, data and optical networking, semiconductors, and other assorted technologies. Antitrust regulators have already cleared Apple to participate in the auction. RIM is also interested in the auction. Google has already made a $900 million bid for the patents. The auction is scheduled to begin Monday, June 27.

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Oct 5, 2021
The FCC today started Auction 110, the third in a series of auctions to sell licenses for valuable C-band (mid-band) radio frequencies that offer a good mix of data speeds and coverage when deployed for 5G networks. All three major US wireless carriers have registered and qualified to bid in the auction.

Verizon, Dish Top Winners in FCC's First 3.5 GHz Auction

Sep 2, 2020
The FCC today published the winners of the recent Auction 105 for part of the 3.5 GHz band. Verizon shelled out $1.9 billion for 557 licenses covering 157 counties, likely covering major cities.

Verizon Just Spent $45 Billion on New 5G Spectrum

Feb 24, 2021
The FCC today announced the winners of Auction 107 for radio frequency licenses in the coveted "C-Band". Verizon spent $45.5 billion, well over half the $81.1 billion total spent in the whole auction.

VinSmart Enters US Market with Two Sub-$100 Phones for AT&T

Feb 25, 2021
Vietnamese manufacturer VinSmart has officially entered the US phone market thanks to a deal with AT&T for "nearly 2 million smartphones". AT&T (and its Cricket prepaid brand) recently started selling two distinct entry-level phone models from VinSmart.

5G C-Band Auction Wraps Up First Phase, Raising Over $80 Billion

Jan 15, 2021
The FCC today announced that its Auction 107 for C-Band spectrum has concluded its first phase, with final bids totaling $80.9 billion, shattering the record for any FCC auction. The auction made available licenses for 280 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.7 – 3.98 GHz band in the US.

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