Ofcom has announced therelease of further spectrumto support
deployments on long-range wireless broadband services, such
asWimax.
The
first UK commercial Wimax service was announced by a project
promoted by Milton Keynes Council.
Ofcom proposes to release the new spectrum in the 2010-2025MHz
and
2500-2690 MHz bands (known as 2.6 GHz).
The spectrum can be used for Wimax or next-generation 3G
services, said Ofcom.
An auction for the spectrum is expected to take place next
summer, Ofcom said.
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