{"id":2519,"date":"2013-01-23T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T11:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2013-01-23T11:16:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T11:16:01","slug":"ofcom-uk-opens-bidding-in-superfast-4g-mobile-broadband-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/01\/ofcom-uk-opens-bidding-in-superfast-4g-mobile-broadband-auction.html","title":{"rendered":"Ofcom UK Opens Bidding in Superfast 4G Mobile Broadband Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK communications regulator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a>, has today <strong>opened the bidding process<\/strong> for its auction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> (LTE or WiMAX) superfast Mobile Broadband radio spectrum (<strong>800MHz<\/strong> and <strong>2.6GHz<\/strong>). A total of seven firms are bidding, although the main focus will be on the four primary mobile phone operators.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Each of the bidders have had to stump up an initial deposit of \u00a3100,000 and the <strong>reserve price<\/strong> for the related spectrum comes to a \u201c<em>combined total<\/em>\u201d of <strong>\u00a31.36 billion<\/strong>. Estimates suggest that the auction itself could rake in anything from <strong>\u00a34bn to \u00a36bn<\/strong> (well below the overpriced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/3g\">3G<\/a> auction that created \u00a322bn).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The following lots are being auctioned:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>\u2013 800 MHz paired \u2013 5 lots<\/em><br \/>\n<em> \u2013 2.6 GHz unpaired \u2013 maximum of 14 lots<\/em><br \/>\n<em> \u2013 2.6 GHz concurrent low power \u2013 maximum of 10 lots<\/em><br \/>\n<em> \u2013 2.6 GHz unpaired \u2013 9 lots<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The seven eligible firms include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a>, HKT UK (PCCW \/ UK Broadband), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Three UK<\/a>, MLL Telecom, Niche Spectrum Ventures (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> (Telefonica) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vodafoneuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone<\/a>. We suspect that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>, MLL Telecom and HKT are more interested in using the spectrum primarily for business, public sector and or general capacity supply purposes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Ed Richards, Ofcoms Chief Executive, said: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> auction is a very significant milestone for the UK\u2019s communications sector. It will release the essential raw material for the next wave of mobile digital services. This will change the way we consume digital media in both our personal and working lives and deliver significant benefits to millions of consumers and businesses across the country<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The auction itself, which will take place online over secure connections, is expected to <strong>last several rounds<\/strong> and \u201c<em>take a number of weeks<\/em>\u201d to complete. The bidders will be informed about whether or not they&#8217;ve won during late February or March 2013. The first 800MHz and 2.6GHz based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> spectrum will then be released for commercial use during\u00a0late spring or early summer 2013 (most likely by June 2013).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a> states that no further updates on bidding activity will be provided until the conclusion of the auction because doing any different could potentially damage the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today opened the bidding process for its auction of 4G (LTE or WiMAX) superfast Mobile Broadband radio spectrum (800MHz and 2.6GHz). 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