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3.5 GHz auction in Columbia back on

September 9, 2006, BOGOTÁ (WiMAX Day). The Colombian ministry of communications, Mincomunicaciones, will go ahead with its auction for WiMax licenses in the 3.5GHz spectrum band scheduled for the end of September despite complaints of irregularities in the ... continue...

NexGenTel wins 2.3Ghz license in Norway

September 6, 2006, OSLO (WiMAX Day). By Joachim Bamrud. Norwegian broadband provider NextGenTel, who won an auction for a 2.3 GHz spectrum license on 5th September 2006, plans initially to use the technology for isolated rural areas in ... continue...

FCC anxious to end AWS Auction

August 31, 2006, WASHINGTON DC (WiMAX Day). The FCC turned up the pressure on bidders Tuesday to wrap up the AWS auction. The agency increased daily bidding rounds to 6 from 4 and cut each round in half, ... continue...

Avantel questions Comcel WiMAX proposals

August 31, 2006, BOGOTÁ (WiMAX Day). Colombian mobile operator Avantel has raised further questions regarding the legitimacy of proposals made by competitor Comcel for an upcoming auction for WiMax licenses in the 3.5GHz spectrum band, according to an ... continue...

Spectrum Auction May Prompt Satellite Operators’ WiMAX Partnerships

August 24, 2006, WASHINGTON DC (WiMAX Day). ABI Research believes that it is likely that Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators in the United States may seek a partnership with Clearwire for WiMAX spectrum. DBS operators have taken an ... continue...

Brazil threatens to change WiMAX bidding rules

August 22, 2006, SAO PAULO (WiMAX Day). Brazil’s presidential palace has given communications minister Hélio Costa orders to defy telecoms regulator Anatel and alter the rules for an upcoming auction for WiMax spectrum licenses in the 3.5GHz and ... continue...

Brazil auction for 3.5 GHz on track

August 17, 2006, SAO PAULO (WiMAX Day). The National Agency of Telecommunications (Anatel) in Brazil yesterday confirmed that the auction of 3.5 GHz licenses will proceed on 14 September 2006 as planned. There was some doubt about the ... continue...
 

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