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Ofcom (the UK communications regulator ) has pushed back plans for an auction of radio spectrum due to legal challenges from O2 and T-Mobile.
As you might remember from past postings I have made, there was due to be an auction this September for 2.6 gigahertz and 2010 megahertz spectrum – which could be used for things such as wireless broadband, and mobile multimedia (read Mobile TV) services.
T-Mobile and O2s’ objections are that they are not clear what they can do with their existing spectrum, and hence cannot calculate how much of the new spectrum allocation they would need (and hence bid for).
Let’s hope this gets sorted out sooner rather than later – with Qualcomm snapping up a chunk of spectrum in the recent auction, further delays mean that newer innovative services will be delayed.
[Via: cellular-news]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
