Techies Tout Plan to Share the C-Band and Bring High-Speed Wireless Access to Millions

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2019 — About 80 million Americans in unserved or underserved locations could receive gigabit broadband access through spectrum sharing without harming existing operations, according to research conducted by Jeffrey Reed, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech.

Reed presented a summary of the study results at a press event on Tuesday sponsored by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, prior to filing them to the Federal Communications Commission C-band docket.