Rural WISPs fret about being crowded out of 5G spectrum auction

Rural WISPs fret about being crowded out of 5G spectrum auction
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth Aug. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Wireless internet service providers to the rural sector are worried that Vodafone and other mobile phone companies pushing to get 5G services up and running will crowd them out of the market. “Vodafone and its competitors are putting pressure on government to reallocate radio spectrum so they can run 5G more cost-effectively,” says Wireless Internet Service Providers Association chair Mike Smith. But Vodafone New Zealand says it will “fully support WISPs’ role in providing broadband to rural New Ze...

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