The auction awarded spectrum rights in the former GSM-only bands (900 MHz and 1800 MHz) and in the 800 MHz band (the so-called 'Digital Dividend') which became available on 24 October last following the switch-off of analogue broadcasting.

This auction saw the release of 140 MHz of paired spectrum, more than doubling the 64.8 MHz of paired spectrum currently assigned in these bands.

Frequency Band	License Period	Hutchison 3G	Meteor	Telefonica O2	Vodafone
800Mhz	2013-2015	-	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz
	2015-2030	-	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz
900Mhz	2013-2015	2 x 5Mhz	2 x5 Mhz	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz
	2015-2030	2x 5Mhz	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz
1800Mhz	2013-2015	2 x 10Mhz	2 x 10Mhz	-	2 x 15Mhz
	2015-2030	2 x 20Mhz	2 x 15Mhz	2 x 15Mhz	2 x 25Mhz
Upfront Payment		EUR51.14m	EUR144.78m	EUR124.93m	EUR160.85m
Total Spectrum Usage		EUR53.87m	EUR99.64m	EUR99.64m	EUR99.64m
Total		EUR854.64 million

Announcing the results of the auction, ComReg Chairperson, Alex Chisholm said: "The assignment of these spectrum rights by ComReg has been one of the most significant pieces of work undertaken by ComReg. It is a vital step that promotes competition and allows the next generation of advanced mobile services to be made available to Irish consumers and businesses from next year."

License holders must attain and maintain a minimum coverage of 70% of the population and to attain this coverage obligation within 3 years, while they may use spectrum rights in multiple bands to achieve the coverage targets, at least 50% of the coverage requirement (i.e. 35% of the
population) must be met using spectrum rights in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and/or 1800 MHz bands.

Ireland Raises US$1 Billion from Radio Spectrum Auction