As the Obama administration winds down, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler made his final speech in that position at the Aspen Institute in Washington.

The FCC has voted to launch its first 5G spectrum auctions targeting 6,000 licenses in the 28-GHZ and 24-GHz bands

Verizon’s move to 5G will begin in earnest in 2018 according to a top company exec.

Number of wireless subscribers has jumped 25% in the past five years.

Broadcasters should plan to “ensure that 5G is an asset rather than a liability.”

Wireless carriers expected to favor auction or other approach.

A new proposal from Intelsat and Intel that would allow for joint use of parts of the C-band spectrum (3700-4200) for 5G wireless, which would call for satellite operators to give up spectrum in metro markets for a price set by the marketplace.

The TV spectrum incentive auction has been postponed by a year. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, delivered the news via blog.