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The UK telecoms regulator has today confirmed that the new COVID-19 lockdown will delay the start of their auction for the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz radio spectrum bands, which was previously due to start this month. The new bands should help to improve the coverage and speed of 5G<\/a> mobile (mobile broadband) networks.<\/p>\n

In a brief statement Ofcom<\/a> said: “Throughout our planning for the auction we have been closely monitoring the coronavirus situation. Following a pause in the auction process, we are now planning for the principal stage of the auction (the start of bidding) to begin in March 2021<\/strong>. We will continue to monitor developments.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Overall, the regulator aims to auction off 80MHz of spectrum frequency in the 700MHz band and 120MHz of spectrum in the 3.6-3.8GHz bands. The combination of these two will increase the total amount of airwaves available for mobile in the UK by nearly a fifth (18%), which means more capacity for even faster speeds and better coverage. Only the four primary mobile operators are signed-up to bid on these – EE<\/a> (BT<\/a>), Vodafone<\/a>, O2<\/a> and Three UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, a 37% (416MHz) cap is being imposed on the overall amount of spectrum that any one mobile company can hold following the auction, which effectively limits the spectrum that some operators can acquire in the award. As a result, BT<\/a> will be limited to acquiring up to 120MHz, while Three UK<\/a> can only acquire 185MHz, Vodafone<\/a> may grab up to 190MHz and no limits will be imposed upon O2<\/a> due to their current holdings.<\/p>\n

A BT<\/a> Spokesperson told ISPreview.co.uk:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We\u2019re disappointed the auction will now be delayed although we understand the unique circumstances. The auction and subsequent release of spectrum remains central to the future rollout of mobile networks and 5G<\/a>. The economy\u2019s recovery from Covid-19 is dependent on resilient digital infrastructure and we urge Ofcom<\/a> to resist any further requests for delays.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We should point out that, excluding dynamic spectrum sharing in existing 4G<\/a> bands, all of the major operators already have some 5G<\/a> friendly spectrum. At present EE<\/a>, Vodafone<\/a> and O2<\/a> all have a 40MHz, 50MHz and 40MHz slice – respectively – of the 3.4GHz band, while Three UK<\/a> holds 140MHz across several similar bands thanks to their previous \u00a3250m acquisition of UK Broadband Limited (this includes a 20MHz slice from the 3.4GHz auction).<\/p>\n

UPDATE 11:48am<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ve added a comment from BT above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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