The Ute Indian Tribal Business Committee announced this week that it has engaged Aquila Cubed Consulting, LLC, to assist the Ute Indian Tribe with further development of its 2.5 GHz spectrum license, which was issued by the FCC under the FCC’s Tribal Priority Window last October. According to the press release, the Tribal Business Committee had long supported the intertribal initiative for the FCC to extend these licenses to tribes, which has now established a process by which the Tribe can maintain ownership over spectrum within its sovereign territory. With the 2.5 GHz band spectrum license, the Tribe can deploy 5G networks within tribal lands that can support many wireless technology services such as cellular phones, precision agriculture, cloud storage, and wireless internet. Aside from its commercial uses, the 2.5 GHz band can be used for educational, public health, and governmental purposes, as well as household use. The Tribe’s new license could be used to broadcast educational programs, utilize telemedicine applications, and improve emergency response services…The Business Committee shared that they are excited to bring these new opportunities to the Tribe’s membership and will provide further information as additional progress is made on the development of this project.
