Appalachian Wireless will deploy a 5G SA network using Ericsson gear
Rural wireless operator Appalachian Wireless will deploy a cloud-native dual-mode standalone 5G (SA) network that also supports 4G. Mike Johnson, Assistant CEO of Appalachian Wireless, said that the first phase of the company’s 5G deployment will be in its low-band 600 MHz spectrum. However, the company is also looking at other options such as repurposing its 800 MHz spectrum and also deploying 5G in its mid-band spectrum. Appalachian Wireless’ website says that it plans to decommission its 3G network by year-end. In the FCC's 3.45 GHz spectrum auction (Auction 110), Appalachian Wireless, also known as East Kentucky Network, purchased two spectrum licenses for $4.34 million. In the FCC's C-band auction (Auction 107) it purchased one license for $7.4 million. if you are interested more in this type of information let’s go with us Aka.ms/linkphone It's not unexpected that the corporation chose to use its low-band spectrum for the initial rollout. During a FierceWireless Exe...