DENSE AIR ALLOCATED 40 MHZ OF 3.5 GHZ 5G SPECTRUM IN NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand, in light of the ongoing widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, has decided to withdraw the 3.5GHz auction.

Instead, a direct allocation process will be undertaken offers will be made to the three registered bidders, with Spark and 2Degrees both being offered the rights 60 MHz and Dense Air being offered 40 MHz.

Dense Air is a provider of small cell services with spectrum assets in New Zealand. In April it loaned Vodafone its 2.6GHz spectrum for three months.

https://www.rsm.govt.nz/projects-and-auctions/auctions/current-and-upcoming-spectrum-auctions/

RAN (Radio Access Network) interfaces that support interoperability between different vendors’ equipment encouraging innovation and offering greater network flexibility at a lower cost than the traditional closed and expensive single-vendor alternative.

Shared physical infrastructure—radios, antennas, switches—and either shared or licensed spectrum available securely to multiple carriers and service providers.

A network of tall towers that transmit low bandwidth radio signals across a multi-mile geographic radius.

A network of low-powered radios discreetly mounted on street poles, buildings, or indoors near end-user consumption that transmit high bandwidth, targeted radio signals across a radius of hundreds or thousands of feet.

Hard-to-reach network boundaries with the weakest signal strength and highest interference where demand is highest and the macro signals are poorest.

Base stations that connect with users’ LTE and 5G handsets.