---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201221221810.BF67E732@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:18:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon, AT&T Retreat As Bidding Intensifies In 5G Spectrum Auction Large-scale bidding now underway for 5G wireless spectrum promises to be the telecom industry's most expensive auction ever as Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T) and T-Mobile US (TMUS) are among those vying for airwaves. Verizon stock and AT&T stock have sold off in recent trading sessions as bidding intensifies. https://www.investors.com/news/technology/verizon-stock-t-stock-5g-wireless-spectrum-auction/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201221222417.509CB732@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:24:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon's CTO: 'I don't know what the hell 6G is' By Mike Dano Verizon's top networking executive, Kyle Malady, offers a blunt assessment of the expected next generation of wireless networking technology: "There's going to be a collection of new technology advancements, and then people will rally around the ones that are meaningful," he said. "We'll see how those things pan out." https://www.lightreading.com/cloud-nativenfv/verizons-cto-i-dont-know-what-hell-6g-is/d/d-id/766270 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201221222720.CAAB1732@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:27:20 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: 5G auction soars past 3 billion with Verizon leading way By Todd Shields and Scott Moritz Offers for 5G airwaves have already surpassed $23 billion in a massive U.S. auction that could feature heavy bidding by Verizon Communications, which needs more spectrum to compete in the dawning era of ultrafast mobile connections. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/5g-auction-soars-past-23-billion-with-verizon-leading-way/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 22 Dec 2020