Is this the next big spectrum block for IoT? - Stacey on IoT Internet of Things news and analysis

This week, the Federal Communications Commission begins an auction for two chunks of radio waves that have long been considered useless. Thanks to new technologies and demand for wireless broadband, the market is ready to buy 24GHz and 28GHz spectrum. Meanwhile, in the unlicensed band, which anyone can use and isn't sold off by the FCC, another of the so-called millimeter wave spectrum bands is gaining interest. Roughly a decade ago, engineers had hoped to use the 60GHz band for sending fat files over short distances using a technology called ultra-wideband. At the time, the market didn't see a compelling need for the technology, so it was shelved.