Even if creating smaller cells (cell splitting) historically has been the main way mobile service providers have created more capacity, new spectrum has been vital. Now spectrum sharing also will be added to the mix.
Citizens Broadband Radio Service provides one example. Dynamic spectrum sharing provides another. As the 6-GHz band is opened up for unlicensed uses, spectrum sharing is likely to play a key role as well.
In the U.S. market, the Federal Communications Commission is moving to free up as much as 1,200 MHz of new spectrum in the 6-GHz band.
Since consumer bandwidth demand keeps growing, all of the capacity-boosting techniques will be required, as a fundamental business reality is that consumers will not pay much more than they presently do for connectivity services.
That being the case, the sustainability of the service provider business model requires lower cost per bit, allowing internet service providers to meet growing demand while preserving profit margins.
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