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CTIA Chief Technology Office Tom Sawanobori sat down with High Tech Forum founder Richard Bennett to discuss the state-of-play in the wireless industry. Click play to learn more about:
The need for more spectrum: "Spectrum Pipeline" is one of CTIA's most important initiatives. CTIA has projected about a 6x growth in usage over the next five years -- getting as much spectrum available as quickly as possible, Sawanobori said. Even with the incentive auction coming up next year, and discussions about a new 3.5 GHz paradigm, that won't be enough, he said. "We're working actively to identify additional bands that can be utilized" and "technologies that can be deployed in them."
The need for more spectrum: "Spectrum Pipeline" is one of CTIA's most important initiatives. CTIA has projected about a 6x growth in usage over the next five years -- getting as much spectrum available as quickly as possible, Sawanobori said. Even with the incentive auction coming up next year, and discussions about a new 3.5 GHz paradigm, that won't be enough, he said. "We're working actively to identify additional bands that can be utilized" and "technologies that can be deployed in them."
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