The long wait for LTE in the UK has already brought new levels of cynicism to a once earnest and optimistic nation, but now, finally, Ofcom has set itself a deadline for auctioning off the prized 4G spectrum to telecoms companies. In a major report published today, it declared that the sale is "set to get underway by the end of 2012" and will be "80 percent bigger" than the last spectrum-grab of this type -- the £22 billion flogging of 3G back in 2000. Bidding should be completed by early 2013, so long as at least four wholesalers show interest, and then the rollout itself should begin in the middle of that blessed year. The regulator also promised that 4G mobile broadband will reach 98 percent of people in "villages, towns and cities" across the UK. Unless, of course, it gets sued by operators before the process even starts.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet
Yet another Ofcom report promises UK LTE spectrum sale within five months, rollout in mid-2013 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsSeagate Technology Scientific Games Sandisk Salesforce Com Saic
No comments:
Post a Comment