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Spectrum Brokerage Could Offer New Source of WiMAX Compatible Spectrum
Florida startup Spectrum Bridge Inc. intends to offer brokerage services for buyers and sellers of spectrum, potentially offering WiMAX carriers a new source of licensed spectrum.
The Wall
Street Journal (subscription required) covered the launch of a new spectrum
brokerage in Florida called Spectrum Bridge, Inc. This firm claims it already
has inventory of spectrum worth $250 million for sale or lease.
There is plenty of spectrum licenses being bought and sold between existing
carriers, primarily major carriers. But for smaller companies especially it has
been difficult and expensive to acquire WiMAX compatible spectrum for
operations. This start-up if successful could be a great source of spectrum. The
company believes that buyers and sellers mostly just don't know what is out
there. And many major carriers have been reluctant to offer their licenses for
sale or lease, preferring instead to warehouse their licensed frequencies for
future use.
Others have tried this before, most notably Cantor Fitzgerald, but what seems to
set this startup apart are two things: Strong connections to FCC players and a
substantial existing inventory (according to company claims) of spectrum right
out of the gate.
An interesting move.
Tim Sanders
www.TheFinalMile.net
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