The new 4G network coming in December - Technology Magazine

Post and Telecommunications Authority is prepared with auction plans for the 800 MHz band.

By Odd Richard Valmot

Published: 14 May 2013 at. 3:37 p.m. – Updated: 14 May 2013 at. 4:44 p.m.

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The highly anticipated mobile frequency of 800 MHz, or the digital dividendensom it is called and that really should give great 4G coverage throughout the country, will be awarded in early August.

Post and Telecommunications Authority has now schedule ready for that Samferdelsdepartementet finally managed to write a four-page letter about license terms.

spent three and a half years, while Telenor and Netcom had to change its development plans because of the huge delay.

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Schedule

Post and Telecommunications Authority emphasizes that there can be shifts in the schedule, but here’s the one they have produced:

• 19 June: Report on auction format sent to the Ministry for approval
• 19 August: draft auction rules are circulated
• 30 September: Deadline for consultative input
• 28 October: Publication of final auction rules and the opening of registration for participation in the auction
• 15 November: Deadline for registration as a participant in the auction
• 2 December: auction starts

ready in December: PT CEO Torstein Olsen have been waiting for signals from the ministry and prepared well. They have hired the services of consulting DotEcon Ltd. for the process to go faster than normal. Photo: Odd R. Valmot

Ready to use

normally takes such an auction a few hours and then it should go very quickly to put online operation.

Both Telenor, NetCom and Tele2 have prepared many base stations where the equipment is ready for use.

– Hundreds of stations are ready and waiting to be activated, said coverage Chief Tommy Johansen Netcom to TU as one in March assumed that the auction could take a whole year.

Facts frequency Auction

• frequency range 790-862 is available after the analogue network for television broadcasting was captured. This “800 band” shall be used for high speed mobile broadband.
• licenses will be auctioned from the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority.
• Each operator can secure blocks of 2 x 5 MHz, a maximum of 2 x 10 MHz (frequency capping). It provides the practice room for three operators.
• Government revenues are uncertain. In Denmark paid TDC, Telenor, Telia and “3″ totaling one billion DKK for the same licenses last summer.
• Ministry has decided that the frequency bands 900 and 1800 will be auctioned simultaneously, including those for mobile broadband.
• Here is the set frequency capping, respectively. 2 x 15 MHz and 2 x 20 MHz.
• Each licensee must guarantee 98 percent coverage within five years.
• Data traffic should have a minimum capacity of 2 Mbit / s download.

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