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| 10 | Editor’s Corner: It’s time for ‘nationalized’ 5G idea to die | ----------- | |
| FierceWireless: Wireless | 2020-10-27 02:30 | ????0? | |
| As New Street Research analysts wrote in a report over this past weekend, it sounds as though the administration is of mixed minds, and given the White House merely responded with a “no decision has been reached” comment instead of something stronger suggests it’s not concerned about the political consequences of the opposition. (Plus, the Trump campaign in August listed 5G among the president’s second-term goals, saying he would “win the race to 5G and establish a national high-speed wireless internet network.” So, there’s that.)During a Hudson Institute event a couple weeks ago discussing the DoD’s RFI and its impacts, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, who, unfortunately, will give his last speech as an FCC commissioner during GSMA Thrive this week, said the moves contemplated via the RFI are problematic. When all is said and done, the FCC’s approval will be required for commercial use of the spectrum. O’Rielly said all five commissioners have rejected the idea multiple times at a recent House hearing and he suspects any nominee to the commission going forward will need to answer questions about it before getting approved to serve on the FCC.At the same event, former FCC commissioner Robert McDowell pointed out that putting this idea out there adds a degree of uncertainty. If the government is contemplating getting into the 5G game, that could drive up the cost of capital. Just teeing it up creates questions for those who are lending money to wireless carriers and other companies in the ecosystem. Eventually, what could happen is higher costs for companies building out 5G. Analysts indicate this isn’t going away with the election. Even though it seems as though the Communications Act makes it clear that federal agencies can’t use spectrum for non-governmental applications and it would seem that the DoD is trying to do an end-run around the FCC, one can’t simply dismiss it all out of hand, Moffett wrote. “In fact, one can’t even say with certainty that the idea of a national 5G network would go away if the Democrats win,” he said. New Street Research analysts say they think auctions will remain the principal tool for spectrum allocation for some time to come. “Still, what the DoD is successfully doing is causing the sector to contemplate how to meet the needs of the DoD directly, without going through NTIA or the FCC,” wrote policy analyst Blair Levin. “We think that trend will continue. The old process in which NTIA identifies government frequencies to be transitioned to the private sector and the FCC auction them off has been challenged in the last few years and that challenge is likely to continue.” -- ???????? | |||
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