Ofcom speculates spectrum sale in March’09 (UK)
Ofcom, UK telecoms regulator issues an update on the progress towards the spectrum sale in 2GHz band, stating that it expects the conclusion of all legal action related to the matter by February’09; the sale itself would then likely take place in March’09.
Challenges to the sale have come from mobile operators T-Mobile and O2, both of which have deny any auction for spectrum until a decision is made by the regulator concerning spectrum in the 900MHz band.
Spectrum in the 900MHz band is currently limited by licence to GSM 2G technology, but it has been speculated that the licence could be updated to include 3G or 4G.
