Industry Canada retained CRA to design spectrum auctions and to provide auction software to conduct the spectrum auctions. CRA provided a simultaneous multiple round (SMR) auction design as well as a version of CRA’s Auction Management System (AMS) and Bid Tracking Software (BTS). Industry Canada relied on CRA’s design and system for its first spectrum auctions.
Why do 5G spectrum auctions take so long to complete?
When auctioning off spectrum licenses, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) typically uses a multiple-round auction format, and multiple-round auctions...