Introducing Buildout Search: Track Buildout Compliance and Unlock New Opportunities

Published on Jan 2, 2025

Why Buildout Search Matters

Understanding buildout obligations is critical for operators, infrastructure providers, and investors navigating the complex world of spectrum licenses. Buildout requirements, which mandate license holders to meet certain deployment milestones, often determine the value and viability of spectrum assets. Missing these deadlines can lead to loss of licenses, making it essential to track and assess progress.

Complexities of Buildout Requirements

Finding which licenses have remaining buildout requirements can be non-trivial in some situations. Depending on the band, the federal code can entail one or two buildout requirements (and dates). In special situations, there can be more than two buildout deadlines. For specific bands such as the 850 MHz cellular, buildouts can be tied to locations.

How it works

Given these complexities, we designed the buildout filters to intelligently search through all buildout dates associated and compare them against the notifications filed by license holders to detect when the next buildout deadline is.

Our search allows you to enter a date range, which also means that you can search across precise periods to find upcoming deadlines. You can also search in the past to find the most recently missed buildout deadline.

Buildout Search integrates seamlessly into the Airwave Research platform. Here’s what you can do with it:

Filter by Buildout Status

Easily identify licenses that have met or failed to meet their buildout obligations.

• Quickly assess compliance across a portfolio of licenses.
• Zero in on specific frequency bands or license holders.

Track Upcoming Deadlines

View licenses with unfulfilled buildout requirements and pinpoint the exact due dates for compliance.

• Prioritize efforts based on urgency.
• Monitor progress across markets and spectrum bands.
• Answer questions such as “Which license holders have unfulfilled buildout requirements due in the next 6 months?”

Analyze Trends

Use Buildout Search to evaluate how companies are managing their obligations to answer questions like, "Where has Dish completed their buildout requirements in AWS-3 and 4?”. This may be useful to:

• Compare compliance rates between operators.
• Highlight opportunities for infrastructure partnerships or investments.

A Competitive Advantage

Buildout Search is a valuable tool not only for operators and investors but also for infrastructure providers like tower companies, enabling them to identify underutilized licenses and collaborate with license holders to meet deployment requirements. By offering clear insights into buildout status and deadlines, this feature supports more informed decision-making across the spectrum ecosystem. Explore Buildout Search today to enhance your spectrum analysis workflows, or schedule a demo to see how it can support your goals.

To see a demo please reach out at https://airwaveresearch.com/get-access.