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Ofcom's 4G Auction Results
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Just announced:
Everything Everywhere Ltd
2 x 5 MHz of 800 MHz and
2 x 35 MHz of 2.6 GHz
£588,876,000
Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
2 x 5 MHz of 800 MHz
£225,000,000
Niche Spectrum Ventures Ltd (a subsidiary of BT Group plc)
2 x 15 MHz of 2.6 GHz and
1 x 20 MHz of 2.6 GHz (unpaired)
£186,476,000
Telefónica UK Ltd
2 x 10 MHz of 800 MHz (coverage obligation lot)
£550,000,000
Vodafone Ltd
2 x 10 MHz of 800 MHz,
2 x 20 MHz of 2.6 GHz and
1 x 25 MHz of 2.6 GHz (unpaired)
£790,761,000
Total £2,341,113,000
http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2013/02/20/ofcom-announces-winners-of-the-4g-mobile-auction/
Everything Everywhere Ltd
2 x 5 MHz of 800 MHz and
2 x 35 MHz of 2.6 GHz
£588,876,000
Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
2 x 5 MHz of 800 MHz
£225,000,000
Niche Spectrum Ventures Ltd (a subsidiary of BT Group plc)
2 x 15 MHz of 2.6 GHz and
1 x 20 MHz of 2.6 GHz (unpaired)
£186,476,000
Telefónica UK Ltd
2 x 10 MHz of 800 MHz (coverage obligation lot)
£550,000,000
Vodafone Ltd
2 x 10 MHz of 800 MHz,
2 x 20 MHz of 2.6 GHz and
1 x 25 MHz of 2.6 GHz (unpaired)
£790,761,000
Total £2,341,113,000
http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2013/02/20/ofcom-announces-winners-of-the-4g-mobile-auction/
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Vodafone spent the most but it looks to me like they got the most
How many months before they're hauled in to explain why they aren't meeting their obligations?
I hope their core network can cope with the demand, they must be upgrading to stainless steel tins and the best string.
You really do need to stop living in 2009. There is an intelligent discussion to be had here about the uses of the different frequencies and what impact this auction will have on consumers. It also reveals a lack of understanding of the 4G roll out process.
But some cheap shot at a network you don't like is your contribution?
O2 have patently shown that they were unable to roll out the previous generation network in a sensible amount of time, so it is justified to ask if they will do the same this time.
I appreciate that O2 is your favourite network but people should be allowed to criticise the auction outcome.
You do not have to be in 2009 to know that O2 still has poor 3G coverage and a unreliable network (two very major outages happened in 2012)
We have had this discussion several times, so I'm not going to repeat it. People can look at our posting histories if they are interested.
By all means criticise the outcome of the auction, but do it based on a full understanding of the situation now and not as it was in 2009.
But why does only one network get coverage obligation? And to me it looks like Three didn't get that much (ok, I know they will still get 1,800Mhz from EE).
Overall the auction looks like a good result for the networks and consumers.
one lot had a coverage obligation but was a cheaper lot to buy.
Good to see Three getting a nice chunk to go with their 1800.
In the last week Three have turned off 2G fall back where I live. My Brother is livid. We are very rural. With this auction Three have gone from not having any low frequency spectrum to not having any high frequency spectrum. Good move!
vodafone have bought a butt load. i wonder what they plan on doing with it.
increase taxes by £1bn somewhere or other. you understand that it's not really his budget, it's not his money?
i wondered that.
i'm not sure what it means. it might just be to reduce the load on the sub 1GHz bands by taking the outdoor/strong signal.
are they also allowed to recycle all their 2G spectrum? so maybe it's not as top loaded as it looks.
If its so bad, why have EE and Vodafone bought so much?
For Both these networks the 2600 will massively increase capacity in urban areas, taking the load off the lower frequencies.
Vodaphone got the license for free, if you consider their unpaid tax bill.
In fact, if the Government had withheld license until Vodaphone had paid tax owed, George Osborne would be several billion ahead.
Why has O2 only got 800mhz ? Is this detrimental ? Or will vodafone share with O2 ?
completely off topic but had to answer as you are spouting untruths.
Vodafone paid and continue to pay every penny of their tax bill.
Yes couldnt believe it either they must have bidded for it by mistake PMSL
Ofcom will no doubt have to warn them for not meeting coverage obligations like they did with 3G.
Hello:)
Apart from the several billion tax bill that was written off.
But technically, you're right.
But using Cameron's 'morality test', the several billion still stands.