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Winners rumoured for Japan licenses

December 18, 2007, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). According to a report today in The Nikkei, the consortium led by KDDI and Intel is a front-runner to receive one of the two coveted 2.5 GHz WiMAX licenses to be awarded ... continue...

Who’s who (besides Google) in 700 MHz auction

December 11, 2007, WASHINGTON DC (WiMAX Day). With so many eyes and ears fixed to Mountain View, California, the 700 Mhz spectrum auction in America next year may just as ... continue...

Anatel confirms ‘08 WiMAX auction

December 10, 2007, SÃO PAULO (WiMAX Day). The Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Anatel) last week confirmed that licenses for 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum will be allocated at auction in in the first quarter of 2008. The process of ... continue...

Hong Kong accelerates auction of 2.5 GHz spectrum for WiMAX

December 7, 2007, KOWLOON (WiMAX Day). The Office of the Telecommunications Authority ("OFTA") announced yesterday that it will accelerate the auction of 2.5 GHz spectrum to the fourth quarter of 2008, allowing for the introduction of WiMAX services ... continue...

Google to participate in the mother of all auctions

December 3, 2007, MOUNTAIN VIEW (WiMAX Day). To ensure it has an upper hand in shaping the brave new world of mobile Internet, Google has its eyes on the fundamental key to a turned-on ecosystem: the pipeline itself. The ... continue...

WiMAX hopefuls in Japan pull all the punches in bidding war

November 28, 2007, TOKYO (WiMAX Day). Japan’s WiMAX spectrum auction scene is anything but serene. Four license-seeking hopefuls are locked in a fierce competition over two licenses up for grabs. There's only one month to go before the ... continue...

Licenses for WiMAX spectrum in Italy will allow mobile services

November 27, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). Last week, the Ministry of Communications in Italy responded to questions concerning the guidelines for the auction of 3.4 ~ 3.6 GHz WiMAX spectrum in Q1 2008. Numerous stakeholders and potential auction bidders ... continue...

Court approves Italian WiMAX auction rules

November 24, 2007, ROME (WiMAX Day). The Italian higher civil court, Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale, ruled last week that the regulations concerning the auction of licenses for 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum are correct and legitimate. Last month the company ... 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