Articles tagged with: Radio Spectrum and Ofcom
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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Three UK Wants Legislation to Force Through Spectrum Auctions
Hutchison 3G UK (Three) is calling on the British government to pass legislation making it impossible for the larger networks to delay next year's radio spectrum auction. more
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UK Network to be Allowed to Sell their Radio Spectrum Assets
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom has given the go-ahead for the country's five mobile phone operators to trade the rights to the radio spectrum they hold, in a measure it says is aimed at helping to increase mobile network capacity and deliver faster and more reliable mobile services for consumers. more
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O2 Warns that Radio Spectrum Caps May be Illegal
Telefonica O2 is claiming that the conditions being attached to the UK's forthcoming radio spectrum auction could be interpreted as being a form of illegal state aid to some of the other network operators. more
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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
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UK Government Aims to Release 500Mhz of Radio Spectrum Over Next 10 Years
The UK government's Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey has outlined proposals to release even more radio spectrum by 2020 following the spectrum auction that is due to take place next year. The public sector currently holds around half of the most useful spectrum, and the Government is now committed to releasing 500 MHz over the next 10 years. more
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UK Regulator Outlines Plans for 4G License Auction
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom has announced the proposed details for its upcoming radio spectrum auction which is expected to pave the way for 4G services in the country. The regulator says that the spectrum auction is the largest ever single auction of additional spectrum for mobile services in the UK, equivalent to three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today and 80% more than the 3G auction which took place in 2000. more
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UK Considers Allowing Reselling of Radio Spectrum
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom is proposing to allow the mobile networks to buy and sell their radio spectrum, creating a market place in the industry for the first time. Under the proposals, which cover spectrum at 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz, operators with a greater need for spectrum will be able to make offers for spectrum from those who need it less. more
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Legal Action Could Delay UK's LTE Spectrum Auction
The threat of legal action could delay the UK's planned radio spectrum auction next year which is aiming to release capacity for LTE networks, reports the Financial Times. The possibility of legal action come from two of the country's mobile networks, Vodafone and O2 and the dominant landline operator, BT. more
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UK Considers Opening up White-Space Radio Spectrum
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom has started a consultation on plans to license a new technology that could wirelessly link up different devices and offer enhanced broadband access in rural areas. The technology works by searching for unoccupied radio waves called "white spaces" between TV channels to transmit and receive wireless signals. more
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