DOD wraps up feasibility assessment on opening lower mid-band spectrum for 5G development

By Jason Sherman / September 29, 2023 at 12:11 PM
A Defense Department study exploring the feasibility of opening up a stretch of the electromagnetic spectrum -- currently the exclusive preserve of the U.S. military -- for use by commercial telecommunications companies for 5G technology is complete and has been forwarded to the Commerce Department. The “Department of Defense has completed and submitted to the Department of Commerce the Emerging Mid-Band Radar Spectrum Sharing (EMBRSS) Feasibility Assessment as directed by . . . the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,”...

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