Articles tagged with: Radio Spectrum and Lte

UK Regulator Proposes LTE Services in 900Mhz Spectrum

­The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom is considering loosening the rules around the use of radio spectrum, to permit existing mobile spectrum holders to reuse their spectrum for LTE services.  more

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Australia Pushing its Preferred Plans for LTE in the 700Mhz Bands

­Australia's ACMA says that it has been a key driver in developing a block of radio spectrum, the APT 700 MHz plan, which identifies 45 MHz of paired spectrum within 703-803 MHz optimised for mobile broadband. The plan has been adopted as a standard by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for LTE services.  more

Related Tags: live-mobile, china-telecom, China


Verizon Wireless Offers to Sell 700Mhz Spectrum to Secure Purchase of AWS Spectrum

­Verizon Wireless has announced that it will put blocks of its 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses up for sale - if the regulators approve its US$3.6 billion purchase of AWS radio spectrum held by a consortium of cable TV networks.  more

Related Tags: verizon-wireless, fcc, spectrumco, USA


Spectrum Re-Farming a Cheaper Alternative to Buying LTE Spectrum

­Aircom International has today stressed why spectrum re-farming must play a key role in enabling cost effective LTE network migration. Aircom calculates that by re-using existing 2G and 3G spectrum for LTE, operators can make significant cost savings, extend the lifespan of existing spectrum assets for another three years, and reduce the amount of additional spectrum they require by up to a third.  more

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Vodafone Australia Secures Additional 1800Mhz Radio Spectrum

­Vodafone Australia has strengthened its existing 1800MHz spectrum holding by making arrangements with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on the exchange and reallocation of blocks of spectrum with the state railway authorities in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.  more

Related Tags: vodafone, 1800mhz, 850mhz, 850mhz, Australia


Italian Networks Bid $3.3 Billion for 4G Licenses

­The Italian government says that it has received preliminary bids worth a total of EUR2.3 billion (US$3.3 billion) for LTE radio spectrum. An auction is due to start tomorrow (Wednesday) when the bidders will be required to increase their bids in 3% increments.  more

Related Tags: 4g, Italy


UK's 4G mobile roll out will disappoint consumers - says IET

­An engineering trade body has called in the UK government to change its plans for allocating LTE radio spectrum in the country. Members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) believe that this must begin with the Government defining a national ambition for UK mobile infrastructure to support UK competitiveness, investment and innovation.  more

Related Tags: mobile-broaband, UK


UK's 4G Networks Could Interfere with Domestic Television Reception

­The UK's telecoms regulator has warned future 800Mhz based mobile phone services may interfere with TV broadcasts, and that bidders for the forthcoming Digital Dividend spectrum will have to pick up the cost of dealing the interference.  more

Related Tags: ofcom, 800mhz, digital-dividend, 4g, auction, UK


France Plans LTE License Auction Later this Month

­France will start the auction of LTE spectrum later this month, the country's Industry minister, Eric Besson has confirmed. He also confirmed speculation that the bidders will have limits imposed on how much spectrum they can buy to ensure the major operators do not dominate the market.  more

Related Tags: digital-dividend, 800mhz, auction, France


Europe to Open up GSM Spectrum to LTE and WiMAX Services

­Technical rules on how the 900 and 1800 MHz radio frequency bands should be opened up to 4G based services have just been adopted by the European Commission. The rules are designed to avoid interference problems with existing GSM and 3G devices and must be implemented by Member States by the end of this year.  more

Related Tags: 900mhz, 1800mhz, wimax, european-commission, 4g


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