November 2021 : IMDA awards provisional 2.1 GHz spectrum licences
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore has announced the award of provisional 2.1GHz spectrum allocations for 5G services to three bidders in the auction: Singtel, a consortium of M1 and Starhub, and TPG Telecom (TPG Mobile). For more … Continue reading
April 2021 : Completion of the UK award of 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz spectrum
On 27 April 2021, Ofcom published the results of the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz spectrum auction. The four UK MNOs were assigned spectrum in the auction, which raised revenue of nearly 1.4 GBP billion. The resulting spectrum assignments are … Continue reading
April 2021 : Completion of the 1500 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz spectrum auction in Denmark
On April 21, 2021, the Danish Energy Agency published results for the auction of spectrum in the 1500 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands. A total of 3,490 MHz were assigned, raising a total revenue … Continue reading
January 2021 : Swedish auction of spectrum in 2.3 and 3.5 GHz ends with four winners
Swedish telecom regulator PTS has successfully completed the award of spectrum in the 2.3 and 3.5 GHz bands in Sweden. The spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band was won by Telia Sweden, Hi3G Access (Tre Sweden) and Net4Mobility (the network … Continue reading
September 2020 : Second Austrian 5G auction ends with prospect of substantial improvements in coverage
The second auction of 5G spectrum in Austria, covering the 700, 1500 and 2100 MHz bands concluded with total revenues of EUR 202 million and the promise of substantial improvements in the availability of broadband services in rural areas. The … Continue reading
August 2020 : Norwegian 2020 aquaculture capacity auction raises NOK 6 billion
DotEcon successfully designed and implemented an auction for the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, to allocate licences for salmon, trout and rainbow trout farming. There was a total of 27,189 tonnes of production capacity available for allocation, and 42 … Continue reading
July 2020 : Dutch multiband auction raises EUR 1.23bn
The auction of spectrum in the 700, 1400 and 2100 MHz bands in the Netherlands has finished with the three established MNOs (KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone Ziggo) sharing the available frequencies. The auction ran over 90 rounds, with prices increasing … Continue reading
July 2020 : Luxembourg 5G auction finishes with four winners
The auction of spectrum in two core bands for the development of 5G services in Luxembourg has finished with four bidders securing securing. Orange and Post obtained 2×10MHz in the 700 MHz band and 110 MHz in the 3,600 MHz … Continue reading
May 2020 : Nkom completes its auction of fixed link microwave bands at 10 GHz, 13 GHz, 18 GHz, 23 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 38 GHz
The Norwegian communications regulator, NKOM, with the assistance of DotEcon, has completed its auction of fixed link microwave bands at 10 GHz, 13 GHz, 18 GHz, 23 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 38 GHz. Funn, Globalconnect, Ice, Telenor and Telia … Continue reading
December 2019 : Austrian regulator publishes documentation for 700, 1500 and 2100 MHz auction
Today, Austrian telecoms regulator RTR has published the documentation for the award of spectrum in the 700, 1500 and 2100 MHz band scheduled to take place in April 2020. A key objective of the award is to improve coverage in … Continue reading