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Plan C for failed broadband auction

...2003. It is proposing that this time the licences -- which use the 28GHz spectrum -- will have less stringent conditions attached to them. By removing the... Read more

15 October, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Government moves goalposts in broadband licence debacle

The chances of the 28GHz spectrum being used for commercial broadband fixed wireless services in the near... Read more

4 September, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband fixed wireless auction flops

...months since e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander restarted the auction of the 28GHz spectrum, not a single bid has been received by the Radiocommunications Agency... Read more

11 January, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

BT plans trial for broadband fixed wireless bid

BT is seriously considering bidding for a number of 28GHz broadband fixed wireless licences as a way of launching broadband services in... Read more

7 November, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Mesh radio trial could help rural broadband

...on satellite broadband," the BT spokesman said. Mesh radio operates in the 28GHz part of the radio spectrum, so BT has had to obtain a... Read more

28 June, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband fixed wireless auction: nil bids

...operate a radio base station on a central building transmitting within the 28GHz frequency, communicating with nearby subscribers whose equipment will be attached to the... Read more

26 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Wireless broadband auctions: Round 2

...According to Johnson, technical challenges mean that the infrastructure needed to operate 28GHz networks is prohibitively expensive. "Today, companies can't buy the equipment they... Read more

5 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

UK gets fastest-ever wireless broadband

...it is building a new and independent wireless broadband network, using the 28GHz band of the radio spectrum. The first base station, located in Docklands... Read more

8 June, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

A great year for Broadband Britain?

...told that one-way satellites are their salvation. Just don't mention 28GHz Read more

30 December, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Government plans new broadband wireless auction

...an auction process, even though the government has attracted criticism following its 28GHz and 3G auctions. The first 28GHz auction, held in November 2000, saw... Read more

29 April, 2002 by Graeme Wearden
Gigabit Communication Links From a High Altitude Platform to Serve Specialist Users

Gigabit Communication Links From a High Altitude Platform to Serve Specialist Users

...the concept of using gigabit wireless communication links from HAPs using the 28GHz band. Line of Sight links can deployed anywhere within a service area... Read more

5 June, 2007

UK wireless auction starts

...first casualty in the long-awaited UK broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) 28GHz auction. No sooner had the first round of bidding begun than Unica... Read more

10 November, 2000 by Dominic Maher
Photos: Sun's Sparc Enterprise servers

Photos: Sun's Sparc Enterprise servers

...Enterprise M8000 can house as many as 16 of Fujitsu's 2.28GHz or 2.4GHz dual-core Sparc64 VI processors and as much as... Read more

18 April, 2007 by ZDNet UK

Ofcom sells more spectrum licences

...last year, paid a total of £260,500 for two lots of 28GHz spectrum. BT was the fourth largest bidder, splashing out £183,000 on... Read more

25 February, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

Ofcom to auction high-frequency spectrum

...which could be used for wireless broadband services. The bands — at 10GHz, 28GHz, 32GHz and 40GHz — are able to carry large amounts of data over... Read more

4 December, 2007 by David Meyer

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