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Everything Everywhere wins Ofcom backing for 4G plans

...after Ofcom introduced plans to allow Everything Everywhere to refarm its 2G spectrum for the LTE mobile services. Ofcom has given the green light for... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Ben Woods
New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

...The telecoms regulator Ofcom has issued revised proposals for the upcoming 4G spectrum auction, in a move that may end delays to the rollout of... Read more

12 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Spectrum caps call as Digital Dividend auction looms

...let operators trade portions of underused spectrum with each other in an effort to free up more airwaves, following... Read more

16 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Ofcom eyes fresh spectrum to meet mobile data crunch

...mobile broadband services, on Thursday (PDF). However, any potential auction of the spectrum would not take place until after 2018, it added. Currently, 700MHz is... Read more

30 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

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

...Three has described Ofcom's change of heart on sub-1GHz spectrum, which removed the operator's guarantee of a place in that spectrum... Read more

28 March, 2012 by Ben Woods
The <endeca_term>spectrum</endeca_term> auction's forgotten issue

The spectrum auction's forgotten issue

...about the 4G services that should come out of next year's spectrum auction, the question of IP addressing deserves serious attention, says Axel Pawlik... Read more

5 November, 2011 by Axel Pawlik

Spectrum trading gets green light

...Mobile operators can now start trading 2G and 3G radio spectrum with each other, after getting the go-ahead from regulator Ofcom on... Read more

20 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Motorola exec: Save spectrum for emergency services

...Governments need to allocate wireless spectrum to public safety in preparation for emergency situations, according to a Motorola... Read more

17 March, 2011 by Liau Yun Qing

Spectrum auction prompts calls for caps

...There have been fresh calls for caps on the amount of spectrum any one operator can own to encourage newcomers to enter the wireless... Read more

17 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Spectrum refarming promises rural broadband boost

...Radio spectrum that was previously reserved for voice calls and text messaging is now... Read more

6 January, 2011 by David Meyer

EC to push for more mobile spectrum

...Commission is to propose that European states allocate part of the broadcast spectrum to mobile broadband next week over a portion of the spectrum used... Read more

13 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

Government sets out 4G spectrum auction plans

...The coalition government has set the stage for a 4G spectrum auction at the end of 2011, and has dropped the previous government... Read more

28 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Everything Everywhere pushes for 4G rollout in 2012

...year, if Ofcom will give it the go-ahead to refarm 2G spectrum this spring. Photo credit: Karen Friar On Thursday, the network said it... Read more

23 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

Everything Everywhere asks to get a jump on 4G

...The UK could get 4G even without the spectrum that will be sold off in a much-delayed auction, after Everything... Read more

13 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Ofcom: Operators 'gaming the system' over 4G auction

...operators of 'gaming the system' in the run-up to the 4G spectrum auction, and warned their perpetual threats of litigation over the auction could... Read more

29 November, 2011 by David Meyer

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