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New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

Ofcom has revised earlier proposals for the upcoming 4G auction in ways that could end the repeated delays in bringing fast mobile broadband to the UK Read more

12 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Spectrum refarming promises rural broadband boost

...allowed the reuse of 2G spectrum for 3G mobile broadband services. The 'refarming' of the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum became permissible on Thursday, after years... Read more

6 January, 2011 by David Meyer

Hunt urges operators not to stall 4G auction

...their bids for new mobile broadband spectrum. Telecoms regulator Ofcom gave spectrum refarming the green light in January, and in March it set out the... Read more

15 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom lays out rules for 4G auction

The regulator wants to ensure there will be at least four major operators that can wholesale fast mobile broadband connectivity once the upcoming 4G spectrum auction has been completed Read more

22 March, 2011 by David Meyer

O2 rolls out long-range 3G broadband in 'key cities'

...spectrum to reuse it for mobile broadband — a practice known as spectrum refarming. We've acted quickly to bring the benefits of 3G over 900MHz... Read more

18 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Government sets out 4G spectrum auction plans

Frequencies for new wireless technologies will be auctioned at the end of 2011, while company spectrum ownership limits will be handled by Ofcom Read more

28 July, 2010 by David Meyer

UK 4G spectrum auction aims for mid-2011

...for Ofcom and the government to establish a fair system for spectrum refarming that will not overly benefit one operator over another. Legal threats from... Read more

13 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Everything Everywhere drops spectrum refarming threat

...Mobile UK and Orange UK, has dropped a legal threat against the refarming of 2G spectrum for 3G services. The European Commission and Ofcom are... Read more

3 November, 2010

Tribunal blocks O2 spectrum refarming attempt

...implement the GSM directive by 9 May this year, to allow the 'refarming' of 2G spectrum. May this year was taken up with the general... Read more

13 October, 2010

Primed for 4G: Everything Everywhere ends 3G work

...the end of 2012, but it needs Ofcom's permission for the refarming before it can launch.Ofcom, which recently conducted a consultation on Everything... Read more

22 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

Everything Everywhere takes 4G trials to Cumbria

...However, rival operators are unhappy that Ofcom is "minded" to allow the refarming to take place, as it would allow Everything Everywhere to begin selling... Read more

3 May, 2012

Rivals asleep at the 4G wheel, says Everything Everywhere

...Wednesday published the responses it got in a public consultation on the refarming. Telefonica was one of those objecting, on a range of grounds.If... Read more

23 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

London 4G trial reaches 150Mbps download speeds

...the same day the UK digital TV switchover completed, making way for refarming of the 800MHz band of spectrum for 4G services. The company said... Read more

18 April, 2012

Three hits out at Ofcom's flip-flop on 4G spectrum

The operator has called Ofcom's change of heart on sub-1GHz spectrum 'irrational', arguing its rivals with a slice of that spectrum will have a 'natural competitive' advantage in 4G services Read more

28 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

Orange pledges to push out 4G LTE across Europe

...ready to deploy 4G LTE services before the end of 2012 by 'refarming' its 2G spectrum. Ofcom has said it is "minded" to agree to... Read more

21 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

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