Friday, March 11, 2016

SoftBank Might Bid in 600--MHz Spectrum Auction, Not Sprint

SoftBank--not Sprint--could bid in the upcoming 600-MHz spectrum auctions, some speculate.. Oddly, SoftBank would have to create yet another new U.S. company to participate.


Sprint arguably does not need any more spectrum, though if it were financially more sound, it could make the argument it requires more low-frequency spectrum.


So why would SoftBank bid? For the same reason speculators always have: spectrum rights are valuable and can be traded or sold. That investment in spectrum licenses is what some long have believed motivated Dish Network to acquire all its Long Term Evolution spectrum.

In the past, leading U.S. cable TV operators also have invested in spectrum that never was deployed to support operating networks, and eventually was sold.

Cowen US Telcos Spectrum Holdings Feb. 2015
source: Barrons

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