Today the first phase of the UK's spectrum auction begins, with slices of the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz band up for grabs. All of the UK's major network providers, that’s EE, O2, Three and Vodafone, will be coughing up for licences, as will wireless backhaul provider Airspan. Ofcom rules state that 2.3GHz frequencies may be used for existing 4G mobile services and it's likely that mobile networks snapping up any slices of this will do just that. The 3.4GHz spectrum is however exclusively ringfenced for future 5G services. Additionally, BT-owned EE, which already owns more spectrum than any other networks, won’t be able to bid for any of the "immediately usable" 2.3GHz spectrum. Ofcom will auction off a total of 190 MHz of spectrum; 40 MHz from the 2.3 GHz band (2350-2390 MHz) and 150 MHz (3410-3480 MHz and 3500-3580 MHz) in the 3.4 GHz band. Individual 'lots' of spectrum will be up for grabs, meaning that the auction process itself could take a number of weeks, depending on the interest generated. Ofcom's spectrum group director Philip Marnick said: "Our job is to release these airwaves quickly and efficiently, and we want to see them in use as soon as possible. We are glad the auction is now underway. This spectrum will help improve people’s experience of using mobile broadband today, and also help companies prepare for future 5G services." Looking ahead, Ofcom wants to clear parts of the 700MHz radio band, which is currently used for digital terrestrial TV services Freeview and YouView, by 2020. The regulator has also launched a consultation on making spectrum in the 26GHz band, the so-called 'mmWave' band, but there’s no date for when a mmWave auction would take place. "Auctioneer gets ready" by Portable Antiquities Scheme is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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Today the first phase of the UK's spectrum auction begins, with slices of the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz band up for grabs. All of the UK's major network providers, that’s EE, O2, Three and Vodafone, will be coughing up for licences, as will wireless backhaul provider Airspan. Ofcom rules state that 2.3GHz frequencies may be used for existing 4G mobile services and it's likely that mobile networks snapping up any slices of this will do just that. The 3.4GHz spectrum is however exclusively ringfenced for future 5G services. Additionally, BT-owned EE, which already owns more spectrum than any other networks, won’t be able to bid for any of the "immediately usable" 2.3GHz spectrum. Ofcom will auction off a total of 190 MHz of spectrum; 40 MHz from the 2.3 GHz band (2350-2390 MHz) and 150 MHz (3410-3480 MHz and 3500-3580 MHz) in the 3.4 GHz band. Individual 'lots' of spectrum will be up for grabs, meaning that the auction process itself could take a number of weeks, depending on the interest generated. Ofcom's spectrum group director Philip Marnick said: "Our job is to release these airwaves quickly and efficiently, and we want to see them in use as soon as possible. We are glad the auction is now underway. This spectrum will help improve people’s experience of using mobile broadband today, and also help companies prepare for future 5G services." Looking ahead, Ofcom wants to clear parts of the 700MHz radio band, which is currently used for digital terrestrial TV services Freeview and YouView, by 2020. The regulator has also launched a consultation on making spectrum in the 26GHz band, the so-called 'mmWave' band, but there’s no date for when a mmWave auction would take place. "Auctioneer gets ready" by Portable Antiquities Scheme is licensed under CC BY 2.0.