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4G Mobile Phone Network Auction Is Now Underway
Ofcom's 4G Mobile Phone Auction is now underway
About time too I say, now the whole of the UK can benefit, not just in large Towns or Cities I wonder when it will make its way to us, when will it be finally rolled out http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...under-way.html |
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Bye Bye to £2 Billion odd
![]() The roll out of the other networks will be of a similar nature.. Largest cities first where the population is most based, easiest to get fibre to and already has established base stations.. Even if BT decides to use it's spectrum it wins for Rural projects, it will take a good while to plan and execute. With the same issues lack of suitably fast enough fibre etc. that's with even the Govt throwing wads of cash at it. Then there is the issue of contractors.. This simply cannot happen over night EE has tied up so many contractors with its project and BT for its Fibre roll out cannot even hire enough engineers to keep it on track.. Even using former soldiers to bump up the numbers. Add in Three, O2/Voda plus the other guys. City wide coverage is going to take time, Rural is a number of years off. |
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How does this mean the whole UK can benefit, the other companies are still going to target urban areas first? With the exception of maybe BT because they are getting money from the government to increase broadband coverage.
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EEs rollout is brutal so the others will have to find contractors from somewhere. We could do it I guess, wouldn't be a lot of use though, instead of sitting on our shovels smoking, we'd be running constant speed tests
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It will be interesting to see exactly who gets what hopefully 4G will end up being MUCH better than 3G has been!
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I've a friend who has been contracting with vodafone for what must be approaching a year installing LTE equipment, pretty certain they and O2 will turn on a network similar to EE's the day they get a frequency.
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I've a friend who has been contracting with vodafone for what must be approaching a year installing LTE equipment, pretty certain they and O2 will turn on a network similar to EE's the day they get a frequency.
For example in my city, a EE4G launch city the EE planning applications currently out number Voda/O2 by 10 to 1! |
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Both already have cell sites built for a sub 1ghz network, they wont need to build new sites and you don't need planning to change kit onsite
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Both already have cell sites built for a sub 1ghz network, they wont need to build new sites and you don't need planning to change kit onsite
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Well never once had to apply for planning when I used to work in network rollout for cabinet swapouts.
Planning was only needed when adding additional kit on Floor or tower |
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We're they like for like perhaps? 4G and a 2G/3G network share going by MBNL/EE4G as an example Needed upgraded power cabinets, lines in and complete fibre upgrades along with new mast antennas.. 2 - 3 actual cabinets. Changing the foot print at the site considerably.
I don't doubt you but what they had to do requires them to apply nearly everytime. |
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One in one out cab swaps, the kit going in does GSM/UMTS/LTE/LTEA from one unit
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LETA.... ohshi...
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I wonder when it will make its way to us, when will it be finally rolled out
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I think he meant LTE Advanced, not sure why he is shocked though?
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I think he meant LTE Advanced, not sure why he is shocked though?
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They aren't.
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They aren't.
I didn't think we'd see that for a while. Sort of expecting to be milked for each technological upgrade. |
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Hence my surprise that voda/o2 could be. 100Mbit would swing them in front if plans were right.
I didn't think we'd see that for a while. Sort of expecting to be milked for each technological upgrade. |
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http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/...e-ran-advanced
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/...0-base-station I was fitting NSN kit 7 years ago, so i would assume this is the kit they are using now |
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http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/...e-ran-advanced
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/...0-base-station I was fitting NSN kit 7 years ago, so i would assume this is the kit they are using now ![]() https://www.youtube.com/user/uniteChannel |
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1.4Gbps.... these are the sorts of speeds i need in my life. damn you theoretical maximums!
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One in one out cab swaps, the kit going in does GSM/UMTS/LTE/LTEA from one unit
And in most cases the cabs are smaller I believe. Vodafone would also be changing antennas and probably upgrading microwave dishes. These nearly always need planning. The planning sites in Devon are littered with antenna replacements over the years. I don't mean for LTE I just mean generally for all networks going back 10 years or so. |
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