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Operators begin bid for Ofcom spectrum auction
EE, O2, Vodafone, and Three each won a portion of the offering
Operators
March 17, 2021
Ofcom delays UK 5G spectrum auction until March
The launch was due to take part this month
Operators
January 25, 2021
95pc UK mobile coverage may need innovative ideas
Hitting the 95 per cent coverage target could boost UK GDP by £75 billion
Operators
April 10, 2019
Ofcom spectrum auction not sufficient for mobile coverage target, Parliament told
Regulator’s CTO has called for ‘innovative solutions’ to reach target A senior Ofcom officer has said its current spectrum auction will not be sufficient on its own for the UK to reach 95 per cent geographical mobile coverage. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, the telecoms regulator’s CTO Mansoor Hanif told
Operators
April 3, 2019
Operators spend £1.35bn on 4G and 5G airwaves in spectrum auction
Vodafone spent the most on 5G earmarked spectrum while O2 spent the most in total for 4G and 5G bands
Manny Pham
April 5, 2018
Ofcom reveals date for UK 5G spectrum auction
The auction is expected to take several weeks with two smaller players competing alongside all four MNOs
Operators
March 14, 2018
Ofcom approve six companies to take part in spectrum auction
Airspan Spectrum Holdings and Connexin will join the four major UK operators in the auctions room
Operators
February 27, 2018
Three court appeal fails paving way for spectrum auction
Spectrum auction is expected to be held around April
Operators
February 14, 2018
Dyson hits out at no 30pc cap in upcoming spectrum auction
Three CEO Dave Dyson has hit out at the absence of a 30 per cent spectrum cap in the upcoming auction, claiming it will have a detrimental effect on the UK’s ability to be a 5G ‘world leader.’ On July 11, Ofcom began the first stages of the auction, which it confirmed will happen later
Operators
July 17, 2017
Three slams Ofcom mobile spectrum auction
The latest auction will cap the maximum amount of spectrum any one operator can hold at 37 per cent
Operators
July 11, 2017
Three’s Dyson slams Ofcom ahead of new spectrum auction
Dyson criticised the regulator for its decision not to cap the amount of spectrum operators can hold at 30 per cent
Operators
November 21, 2016
Operators set mandatory coverage targets as part of spectrum auction
Ofcom director of strategy Clive Carter outlined the strategy during a conference discussing telecom regulation
Operators
March 22, 2016
Ofcom delays spectrum auction following legal threat from Three and O2
O2 said beginning the auction before a decision is made over its £10.25 billion sale to Hutchison is made could harm competition and increase costs
Operators
December 3, 2015
Ofcom announces plans for £70 million spectrum auction in 2016
Spectrum has been freed up by Ministry of Defence and regulator says there will be no cap on amount of spectrum bidders can buy
Operators
October 26, 2015
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