Ofcom awards spectrum licence - Bapco Journal

Ofcom awards spectrum licence

Published: 

29 May, 2008

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.

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