Operation in aerial dedicated spectrum

An apparatus for wireless communication at a cell, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, to one or more user equipment (UEs), a signal or a channel indicating that the cell supports communications exclusively with aerial UEs;
• establish a connection with at least one aerial UE based at least in part on transmitting the signal or the channel;
• and
• communicate with the at least one aerial UE over the established connection.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a first aerial user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• communicate on a first frequency band allocated to aerial UEs and non-aerial UEs;
• receive system information identifying a second frequency band dedicated to aerial UEs;
• and
• communicate on the second frequency band based at least in part on the second frequency band being dedicated to aerial UEs.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• communicate with an aerial UE on a first frequency band allocated to aerial UEs and non-aerial UEs;
• identify a second frequency band dedicated to aerial UEs;
• and
• transmit system information identifying the second frequency band dedicated to aerial UEs.