Secondhand spectrum swap Spectrum trading - the ability for licence holders to sell on, or sub let, their frequencies - has been broadly endorsed by both the FCC and Ofcom, so now a US company has done the obvious thing and set up a market for the buying... ...full story at the register (uk)
from the register (uk) on Fri, Sep 05 2008
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Ofcom wants to see more unlicensed frequencies » the register (uk) Giving away spectrum? UK regulator Ofcom has published a statement suggesting two new blocks of unlicensed spectrum, 59-64 GHz and 102-105 GHz, be reserved for unlicensed use before anyone works out how to make money out of them.… |
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Third round of consultations on 2.6GHz auctions » the register (uk) Get your spectrum here, lovely spectrum, we got all sorts Ofcom has announced a third consultation on the bidding process for 2.6GHz and 2010MHz, both frequencies being desirable for the next-generation telephony crowd including both the WiMAX and LTE... |
| 31 Oct 08 |
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Ofcom pledges spectrum sell-off early next year » the register (uk) Auction is on while O2 digs heels in Ofcom has issued another update on progress towards flogging off spectrum in the 2GHz band, this time stating that all the legal action should be finished off by February next year, allowing the regulator to put up the... |
| 31 Jan 08 |
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UK military faces spectrum sell off » the register (uk) Forces rely on air power to pay the bills The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) may sell off some of its reserved radio spectrum, potentially for large sums. Guidelines for sale of military frequencies are being drawn up by the communications regulator,... |
| 05 Jan 08 |
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Why there will never be another GSM » the register (uk) Ofcom squares up to EU over spectrum carve-up Comment Ofcom is changing the way spectrum is licensed in the UK to remove usage restrictions, but the EU is calling for region-wide harmonisation of use to create economies of scale.… |
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