What is believed to be the world's first spectrum auction conducted through an online auction house has been proclaimed a success by regulator Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT).
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Public workshop on the European preparations for the ITU WRC-12 conference
This event, organised by CEPT and the RSPG, is being held on June 10 in Brussels
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Big three operators happy with low-cost German auction
Germany's super auction featuring four different spectrum bands has fizzled out after more than a month of incremental bidding. The final takings of €4.4 bn were half the predicted value.
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Proposals for UK aero spectrum pricing provoke storm of protest
This Ofcom consultation has provoked an usually high number of responses and most are scathing in their condemnation of the plan.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Unhappy operators pay $14.6 bn in Indian 3G auction
After 183 rounds of bidding over 34 days, India's 3G auction has come to a close having raised $14.6 billion for government coffers but failing to produce a single nationwide license holder.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
SFR, Orange awarded last of France’s 2.1 GHz spectrum for €600m
A just-completed award process shows the value that French mobile operators put on 3G spectrum has increased slightly since telecoms regulator Arcep sold three licenses in 2003.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Satellite spectrum to power US wireless broadband network
US telecoms regulator the FCC has given the green light for a venture capital company to roll out a nationwide LTE wholesale network using spectrum set aside for satellite mobile communications.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
New EU spectrum policy framework wins many supporters
Spectrum users widely back Radio Spectrum Policy Group recommendations for Europe's first multi-year spectrum policy programme but the tug-of-war over the digital dividend and other issues continues.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
BBC boss reopens liberalisation debate as UK politics is transformed
With the UK entering the new territory of coalition politics nobody knows whether the country will continue to be a trailblazer for wide-ranging spectrum liberalisation. The BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, has already taken the opportunity to attack the policy of spectrum pricing for broadcasters
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Danish 2.6 GHz auction raises 50 times more than Dutch auction
Denmark's auction of 2.6 GHz spectrum came to an end today with four bidders paying a combined €136 million for 2 x 70 MHz of paired FDD spectrum and 45 MHz of unpaired TDD spectrum.
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Consortium promises energy efficiency improvements in 4G networks
Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson are just two of the big names involved in the EARTH consortium, an EU-backed project that aims to reduce the overall power consumption of broadband wireless networks.
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Friday, May 07, 2010
First phase of Danish 2.6 GHz auction completed
The first part of Denmark's 2.6 GHz auction has come to an end with the country's four existing mobile operators each winning licenses.
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Brussels may force broadcasting out of 800 MHz
The European Commission has today published its Decision on technical harmonisation of the 800 MHz band but also served notice that it may mandate a harmonised approach to utilisation of the band for wireless broadband.
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
International concerns about UK plans for aeronautical spectrum
The International Civil Aviation Organization is objecting to pricing proposals being considered in the UK and other countries.
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010
What is the true value of satellite spectrum?
The European Space Agency is reviewing bids for a study evaluating the "public value" of satellite frequencies now that spectrum trading is a reality in some countries.
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
May 2010 PDF edition available for download
This month's issue focuses on auctions, looking particularly at the result of the 2.6 GHz auction in the Netherlands, Europe's first to allow the market to determine the FDD/TDD split.
We consider how successful the process was and look at the lessons from a previous 2.6 GHz auction, as well as examining the progress of spectrum release in Denmark, Germany, India and the Philippines and Hong Kong.
The full contents list for the May issue is below and the PDF is available for download here:
POLICYTRACKER MAY 2010
CONTENTS
1
Spectrum caps blamed for unsatisfactory Dutch outcome
3
Details of Dutch 2.6 GHz auction
Bidding continues in Germany
and denmark
4
Does Norway's 2.6 GHz auction suggest we should stick to the European plan?
5
Court bars switch from 3G beauty contest to auction
6
Norway to sell 10 GHz licence
via eBay-type auction site
7
Indian officials predict $12 billion revenues
8
Key spectrum auctions upcoming in Hong Kong
9
Editorial: lessons from UK's refarming failure
11
Time division variant of LTE faces first test this summer
13
WiMAX growth shows maturing ecosystem
15
Health focus: Why don't the public believe the scientists?
17
Campaign by public safety users starts to bear fruit
20
International concerns about UK plan
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