3GPP Approves Band 70 to Integrate DISH Spectrum with AWS-3 Spectrum
June 16 2016 - 7:02AM
Business Wire
- Band 70 combines unpaired AWS-3, AWS-4,
and H Block into a single efficient spectrum plan
- Asymmetric Band 70 emphasizes downlink,
aligns with consumer broadband traffic trends
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that the
Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the global wireless
standards body, formally approved Band 70. With this formal
approval, 3GPP specifications will enable the development of
devices and infrastructure with Band 70. The approved
specifications also enable Band 70 carrier aggregation to fully
utilize the entire 25 MHz downlink spectrum in the band.
Band 70 combines three spectrum blocks encompassing DISH’s
current AWS-4 spectrum as downlink (2000-2020 MHz), DISH's H block
downlink spectrum (1995-2000 MHz), and unpaired AWS-3 uplink
spectrum (1695-1710 MHz).
“Band 70 packages what would otherwise be underutilized
spectrum, paving the way for an ecosystem to better serve consumer
demands for downlink,” said Tom Cullen, DISH executive vice
president of Corporate Development. “We appreciate the hard work of
the 3GPP to approve Band 70 three months ahead of the anticipated
timeline for the band, and with the inclusion of carrier
aggregation six months ahead of schedule. The expedited work
results in a second approved asymmetric band that includes a
greater proportion of downlink spectrum relative to uplink,
enhancing the overall utility of the spectrum as the growth of
video and other downlink-intensive traffic continues to
increase.”
DISH and the entities in which it has invested have on average
almost 80 MHz of spectrum nationwide, covering over 23 billion
MHz-POPs.
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than 200 national HD channels, the most international channels and
award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network Corporation is a
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