Reply to post: Re: There goes international roaming

Satellite operators' shares plummet as FCC plumps for public 5G spectrum auctions

Phil O'Sophical Silver badge

Re: There goes international roaming

Each band generally needs its own filtering, amplifier and antenna,

Most of that is defined in software these days, so supporting new bands is usually just a case of a new firmware load. There's no real reason why a phone couldn't look at the providers it can see & reconfigure itself to support the bands they use in that area.

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