UK to auction 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum in 2012
Ofcom yesterday started a consultation on the rules for a proposed auction of 250 MHz of spectrum in the 800 MHz (aka ‘digital dividend’) band and 2.6 GHz band in the first half of 2012. This is equivalent to 75% of existing mobile spectrum. Whilst widely reported in the press as a ‘4G’ auction, apart from a proposed …