UK’s Ofcom Plans Radio Spectrum Sale; Content Use Scenarios

[by James Pearce] UK media and telecom regulator regulator Ofcom has announced a spectrum auction, with forseeable digital media use-case scenarios, ranging from broadband to mobile television.
“The sale, which could be completed by the end of 2007, will see 215 megahertz (MHz) of frequency sold – the largest single sale of radio spectrum to date.” According to the initial release “a number of different packages would be offered to ensure competition in new services”, and the regulator seems to think a variety of wireless and mobile services will be launched with the new spectrum. ZDNet UK referred to it as a 3G auction, while The Register thinks WiMax will be the main use. Ofcom also thinks it could be used for mobile TV, and “mobile broadcast, such as wireless cameras for outside broadcasts and temporary or portable video links” (I’m not sure what this last one means), according to the press release.

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