airwave

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air·wave | \ ˈer-ˌwāv

Definition of airwave

: of, created for, or heard on the airwaves

Examples of airwave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Verizon spent more than $45 billion and AT&T spent $23 billion at a recent government auction of airwave licenses similarly well suited for 5G, though the spectrum won't be available for about a year or more. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "T-Mobile is giving away unlimited 5G data to all customers," 7 Apr. 2021 Ergen's company has held some airwave licenses for years without building a network. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "How Dish plans to outfox AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to build the cheapest 5G network," 4 Mar. 2021 The service runs in the 600 MHz airwave band, which was formerly used for television broadcasts. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "T-Mobile Turns On 5G: What You Need to Know," 2 Dec. 2019

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