{"id":46319,"date":"2020-08-03T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=292840"},"modified":"2020-08-03T15:48:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:48:59","slug":"ofcom-presses-ahead-with-5g-auction-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/08\/03\/ofcom-presses-ahead-with-5g-auction-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ofcom presses ahead with 5G auction plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tUK regulator Ofcom announced plans to hold a 5G auction in January 2021, rejecting calls from some operators which had lobbied for an allocation process rather than a traditional sale.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Ofcom stated the auction would cover the sale of 80MHz in the 700MHz band and 120MHz of spectrum in the 3.6GHz to 3.8GHz band.<\/p>\n

The UK regulator said the net result would be a nearly 20 per cent increase in mobile capacity following the auction, [1] which was delayed by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Ofcom\u2019s move will likely draw criticism from the country\u2019s operators, with both Vodafone UK and O2 UK calling for a different approach to divvying up frequencies in light of recent challenges.<\/p>\n

Vodafone UK CEO Nick Jeffery told Financial Times it wanted Ofcom [2] to abandon the auction, and instead distribute spectrum to the four major operators in the nation for a reserve price of around \u00a31.2 billion.<\/p>\n

He argued this would be best approach, given the costs it faces to comply with a government order to replace Huawei kit [3] in its networks by 2027.<\/p>\n

In May, O2 UK threatened a legal challenge to the rules of the auction, stating it wanted the regulator to harmonise the lots of spectrum into contiguous blocks rather than selling them as fragmented slices.<\/p>\n

Ofcom addressed the operators\u2019 concerns in its statement, arguing auctions rather than an administrative process was the best way to meet the high demand for airwaves.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving examined this suggestion, we do not believe it would meet our duty to secure optimal use of the UK\u2019s spectrum”.<\/p>\n

[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/ofcom-clears-path-for-5g-spectrum-auction
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/vodafone-uk-seeks-5g-auction-shift-after-huawei-ban
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/rivals-circle-as-huawei-thrown-out-of-uk-5g<\/p>\n\n

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