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Ofcom awards spectrum licence
Ofcom has announced the outcome of its fifth auction of radio spectrum, this time for spectrum in the 1452 – 1492 MHz band, known as L-band, which is suitable for services such as mobile television, wireless broadband and satellite radio.
The spectrum was awarded to Qualcomm UK Spectrum Ltd for a fee of £8,334,000 after an online auction procedure that ran from May 6 to May 14. The spectrum is released on a ‘technology and service neutral basis’, allowing the user the flexibility to decide what technology to use, which services to offer and to change their use of the spectrum over time. The license is also tradable.
For the results of the auction click here.
