On April 12, the Brazilian National Telecom Agency Anatel approved bidding documents for the frequency bands 2.5 GHz (to be destined for fourth generation mobile telephony and LTE) and 450 MHz (to be dedicated for improving coverage in rural areas). Anatel said the auction...
A couple of days before the Brazilian national telecom agency Anatel’s intended announcement of the final auction framework of the radio frequency in the 450 MHz, 2.5 GHz bands, mobile carrier TIM released a statement warning of risks in what the telecom operator calls...
The Paraguayan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has called for a second public consultation for the tendering of 1700-2100 MHz spectrum bands. The government has not yet set the date for the auction. Proposals need to be completed by April 13.
Conatel will take bids on the...
Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communication published for industry comments the draft resolution for the auction of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 1.9 GHz bands. The auction is scheduled to begin August 8, with the deployment of mobile broadband services...
Brazil’s plans to auction radio frequencies in the 450 MHz and 2.5 GHz band has again been pushed back from the end of April until at least June. Brazil's telecom regulatory agency Anatel, confirmed to RCR Wireless News that bidding documents must be submitted...
Uninor, in its response, has stated that only Private Respondents (whose licenses have been quashed by the SC judgement) and fresh applicants (well funded entities with no link to incumbent operators) should be eligible to take part in the auction of spectrum that has become available after the SC cancelled 122 2G licenses.
Brazil’s 4G spectrum auction that was expected to happen in April, might not take place before May. Brazilian communications minister Paulo Bernado said during last week’s Campus Party technology event in Brazil, that the auction’s framework may be published on April 16 and then...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Friday released a pre-consultation paper on 'Allocation of Spectrum in 2G band in 22 Service Areas by auction' following the Supreme Court of India's order cancelling 122 2G licenses.
The LTE spectrum auctions are changing competitive dynamics in mobile markets. Leading mobile operators are paying billions to achieve long-term spectrum dominance, while challengers are hoping to use acquired spectrum to deploy smart network solutions and boost their competitiveness. In this article, we assess who may be the winners and the losers of the spectrum poker.
Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel's board of directors approved the potential framework  for the auction of radio frequency in the 451 MHz to 458 MHz band; 461 MHz to 468 MHz band and 2.5 GHz to 2690 MHz band. The tender is expected to be...
The end of one-time mobile broadband provider Open Range Communications is at hand as the company’s assets are set to be auctioned off beginning Jan. 11. Colorado-based Open Range, which provided wireless Internet and phone services using WiMAX technology across portions of 17 states,...
French regulatory body ARCEP said it has received four bids for 800 MHz spectrum licenses as a follow up to 2.6 GHz spectrum licenses issued earlier this year. The spectrum licenses are expected to be used by operators to roll out LTE-based 4G services.
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Nextel Mexico, the local unit of Virginia-based NII Holdings and Mexican group Iusacell have agreed to withdraw lawsuits and end litigation related to an October 2010 auction.
Subtel, Chile’s secretary of telecommunications, will disclose on Dec. 16 the new award conditions for the 4G auctions in the band of 2.6 GHz. The auction of three 20 MHz blocks of frequency is set for the first half of 2012.
Chile’s secretary of telecommunications (Subtel) is set to schedule an auction of 4G spectrum, which will enable LTE deployment in the country. Subtel has yet to spell out its requirements for the bidding, which is expected to happen in next year's first quarter, but...
The Brazilian government named João Batista de Rezende to a two-year term as president of Anatel, the country’s telecommunications regulator. Rezende will replace Ronaldo Sardenberg, Anatel’s president since 2009.
Among other challenges, Rezende faces a controversial April auction of 2.5 GHZ spectrum, which will allow...
Bloomberg | August 28, 2011 | Jun Yang
SK Telecom Co., the largest mobile- phone carrier in South Korea, won the rights to use a key frequency for fourth-generation phone service for 995 billion won ($924 million) in the country’s first auction of spectrum.
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The Korean government wrapped up its most recent spectrum auction, with three carriers securing additional spectrum assets needed to feed ever increasing demand for mobile services.SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (SKM) was the biggest spender coughing up more than $926 million for 20 megahertz of...
After three rounds of bidding and three hours' time, the ICT Ministry of Colombia auctioned 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 1900 MHz band, of which 25 were assigned. The nation's three operators -- Tigo, Comcel and Movistar -- paid US $79.89 million for...
The National Association of Broadcasters released an analysis that criticized the Federal Communicaitons Commission's National Broadband Plan, noting that 40% of full-power local TV stations could have to vacate their channels in order for the FCC to reclaim 120 megazhertz of broadcast spectrum.CTIA immediately...
The Hindu | July 20, 2011
NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Department of Telecom (DoT) Wednesday said it is working on auctioning the broadband spectrum following the Finance Ministry's directive to speed up the process, but it did not specify any time frame for the auction.
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Peru's state agency for promoting private investment, ProInversión, has announced that it is starting a bidding process for two blocks of spectrum in bands between 1700 MHz and 2100MHz. The spectrum is intended for telecommunications services and will last 20 years, with possibility of...
Spain kicked off the auction of 58 wireless spectrum licenses in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum bands that published reports indicated could raise nearly $3 billion for the country.The auction, which is expected to take around two weeks, counts 11...
