Maori Council backs short-term 5G spectrum allocation

Maori Council backs short-term 5G spectrum allocation
Paul McBeth
The Maori Council has backed the government’s interim auction of 5G radio spectrum rights which sets aside an allocation for iwi ahead a major auction in 2022.Communications Minister Kris Faafoi today said Cabinet approved a short-term allocation of 3.5 gigahertz spectrum needed for fifth-generation mobile services. About half that spectrum band – 210 megahertz - is currently unallocated. Of that, 160 MHz will be auctioned off and 50 MHz will go to Maori.The interim rights will run from the middle of next year until the end of October 2022, whe...

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