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KT & WiBro influence WiMAX decisions

September 19, 2006, SEOUL (WiMAX Day). As WiBro service takes off in Korea, KT, one of its main operators, has seen its influence grow in the global WiMAX industry. WiBro is the Korean version of mobile WiMAX based ... continue...

Irish Broadband extends network

September 13, 2006, DUBLIN (WiMAX Day). Irish Broadband, the leading wireless broadband service provider in Ireland has announced the completion of a €13 million expansion of its network. The expansion has doubled the geographic reach of their network ... continue...

Scarce spectrum fuels speculation in China

September 9, 2006, BEIJING (WiMAX Day). At the Wireless China 2006 conference in Bejing yesterday, Xie Feibo, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced that “WiMax” will not be deployed in China due to ... continue...

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...

French law allows transfer of WiMAX spectrum

September 4, 2006, PARIS (WiMAX Day). The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industry in France has recently announced that it will permit transfer and re-sale of licensed WiMax spectrum on “secondary markets”. Following the dramatic €125 million auction ... continue...

Exatel scales back WiMAX roll-out

September 4, 2006, WARSAW (WiMAX Day). The Warsaw Business Journal has reported that Exatel, a company owned by the public utilities with 3.5 GHz licenses in Poland, has annouced it will delay its intended launch of WiMax service ... continue...

3.5 GHz auction will increase competition in Denmark

August 31, 2006, COPENHAGEN (WiMAX Day). The Danish Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og Udvikling intends to auction spectrum in the 3410-4200 MHz band at the end of 2006 or early 2007. Given overwhelming demand for new spectrum, and ... continue...
 

Future WiMAX Spectrum Auctions

Date Frequency Country
Q4 2007 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz Japan
Q4 2007 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz Thailand
Q4 2007 3.4 ~ 3.69 GHz Thailand
Q1 2008 3.4 ~ 3.69 GHz Italy
Q1 2008 3.4 ~ 3.8 GHz Portugal
Q1 2008 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz UK
Q2 2008 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz Austria
Q2 2008 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz Sweden
Q2 2008 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz Ukraine
Q2 2008 3.4 ~ 3.69 GHz Chile
Q3 2008 3.4 ~ 3.69 GHz Brazil
Q4 2008 2.3 ~ 2.39 GHz Hong Kong
2009 - 10 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz Hong Kong