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NEW: Big 3 Screen Summary ?? With the proposed AWS-3 remnants auction on the horizon, understanding the current spectrum screen landscape for the Big 3 (T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T) has never been more critical. Spectrum caps can directly influence bidding strategy—if an operator is near or at its cap, the regulatory hurdles may deter them from purchasing licenses in those markets. We’re excited to introduce the Big 3 Screen Summary, an up-to-date, all-in-one Excel breakdown of spectrum screen results for the Big 3. This summary: - Provides band-by-band breakdowns at the county-level for each of the Big 3. - Makes it seamless to assess how much headroom each operator has for each sub-screen (sub-1 GHz, low & mid, and millimeter-wave). - Includes each county’s CMA and BEA cross-reference, making it easy to correlate with the AWS-3 licenses in the FCC’s inventory, which we’ve made available for free here: https://lnkd.in/gpxDST-E. Whether you’re monitoring competition, preparing for auctions, or evaluating opportunities, Airwave Research makes it easy to stay ahead. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eztPKWZh.

NEW: Spectrum Trends ?? We’re excited to unveil Trends: a powerful new feature that allows customers to visualize and understand spectrum ownership trends over time. Trends builds on our existing suite of activity-tracking tools—including the Applications Search, which helps users easily understand and analyze transactions, and the Daily Digest, which alerts you to major industry transactions as soon as they happen. With Trends, we’re adding another layer to this. For the four major operators, you can track changes in aggregate, uncover long-term shifts in MHz-Pop and dollar value (using the Airwave Research Valuation model), and gain insights into preferences across different frequency bands. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejnfZc_Z

NEW (AND FREE): AWS-3 Remnants Analysis The FCC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on February 6th, 2025, to auction remaining AWS-3 spectrum licenses from Auction 97. The Airwave Research team has analyzed what licenses are still available. There are 200 licenses available, 197 of which are from the cohort of Dish licenses returned to the FCC. The other 3 were not purchased during the auction. For each remnant license, we provide the following information: market, channel block, bandwidth, 2020 population, and MHz-Pop. All components of this analysis came from data within the Airwave Research platform, which you can get access to today. Access the AWS-3 Remnants Analysis right now: https://lnkd.in/gpxDST-E

NEW: Sales Intelligence for Tower Portfolios Everyone knows the big four, but opportunities lie in the long tail—smaller operators with active licenses. Identifying these players and understanding their spectrum holdings is key to maximizing tower sales. Get answers to critical questions: - Which operators are in my in my tower footprint? - Which of those operators have outstanding buildouts, and when are they? - Which of those operators were recently granted new licenses? Airwave Research now delivers detailed, on-demand spectrum ownership reports for any tower portfolio. With our reports, you can: - Identify every spectrum holder in your site footprint—and see which sites they overlap with - Filter by broadband deployment (4G LTE, 5G, FWA) to target the right prospects - Spot recently granted licenses and those with upcoming buildout deadlines Want to unlock new sales opportunities? Get in touch: ??https://lnkd.in/gJRyJSk7

NEW: Buildouts Search Now, you can seamlessly search through licenses based on their buildout status. For incomplete buildouts, you can also filter by and view the next buildout due date. Have advanced workflows involving buildout modeling? Let’s talk! We’re exploring ways to further integrate buildout data into the platform, with the potential to help users estimate site requirements using remaining buildout footprints and coverage-per-site assumptions. See more at: https://lnkd.in/etF2_9Ad

JUST POSTED: "2024 Spectrum Transactions: Year in Review" As the year comes to a close, we reflected on the spectrum transaction landscape in 2024. 2024 saw major shifts in the spectrum landscape—massive deals, strategic swaps, and quiet from some major players. T-Mobile was on a buying spree, UScellular made waves by selling off big chunks, and we tracked billions of dollars in spectrum value changes. Read about the changes in our end of year summary here: https://lnkd.in/eUFBtz95

Excited to see Airwave Research mentioned in a Light Reading article about T-Mobile's 2.5 GHz strategy! This research utilized core features of the platform: searching applications dating back to 2020, cross-referencing them with 2.5 GHz holdings data, and assigning valuations using our Airwave Research Valuation (ARV) model.

NEW: UScellular State of Spectrum UScellular has been involved in 3 major transactions since May with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. What spectrum is left over, and what is it worth? In this post, we take a deep dive into the UScellular portfolio and come up with an answer, utilizing the Airwave Research platform. Read the analysis here, and please let us know your thoughts: https://lnkd.in/gnrymZWN

NEW: ARV Estimate (Airwave Research Valuation) We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the Airwave Research Platform, the ARV Estimate, which can be used to quickly understand the dollar worth of a license, transaction, or portfolio. The ARV model works by utilizing band and channel-level valuations and adjusting prices across markets. In the recent AT&T-USCC deal, the ARV model estimated the price within 5% of the closing price. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ex9tmQ9g

NEW: Licenses Search Engine A few months ago, we launched our single license search on Airwave Research. The lightning-fast call sign search gave users instant access to core license data, including spectrum depth, leases, build out dates, and more. Since launch, users have found immense value from this feature, particularly with the National Spectrum Grid integration. Airwave Research has always focused on enabling insights at an aggregate level, setting us apart from any other tool on the market. But as we engaged with our customers, it became clear they needed these same capabilities applied at the license-by-license level. This is why we are excited to announce the launch of our Licenses Search Engine. This new feature allows users to perform mass searches, apply complex filters, and export data to Excel for the more than 80,000 active licenses on our platform. And as always, it updates daily! If you are interested in getting access to Airwave Research, please reach out at?https://lnkd.in/eb2i4VzU.