The Dutch, Danish and German auctions
It has been the busiest few months for auctions in Europe for many years. The Dutch, Danish and German contests are now over and in this month's PolicyTracker we assess the results.
In Germany particularly, which auctioned 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2 GHz and 2.6Ghz, the pattern of spectrum ownership has been set for decades to come.
Operators were generally pleased with the revenues, governments less so, but the wider question is did the public benefit? Have these auctions created a more competitive market? Few analysts seem to think so.
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regards
Martin Sims, Managing Editor, PolicyTracker
What's new this month?
Analysing the European spectrum auctions
Lack of competition stifles European auctions — by Michael Newlands
Big three operators happy with low-cost German auction — by Michael Newlands
Danish 2.6 GHz auction raises 50 times more
than Dutch auction
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by
Michael Newlands
SFR, Orange awarded last of France’s 2.1 GHz spectrum for €600m — by Michael Newlands
Indian 3G auction
- Unhappy operators pay $14.6 bn in Indian 3G auction — by Michael Newlands
- Indian regulator proposes “shocking” retrospective spectrum charge — by Michael Newlands
EU spectrum policy
- Brussels may force broadcasting out of 800 MHz — by Michael Newlands
- New EU spectrum policy framework wins many supporters — by Dugie Standeford
Satellite
- Satellite spectrum to power US wireless broadband network — by Michael Newlands
- What is the true value of satellite spectrum? — by Dugie Standeford
Public sector spectrum
- Unmanned aerial systems focus on bands and preparatory studies for world conference — by Scott Billquist, Geneva correspondent
- Proposals for UK aero spectrum pricing provoke storm of protest — by Scott Billquist, Geneva Correspondent
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Other stories
- Cave urges greater spectrum liberalisation in Canada — by Dugie Standeford
- Much-delayed study finds no link between mobiles and cancer — by Jonathan Watson
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- BBC boss reopens liberalisation debate as UK politics is transformed — by Martin Sims
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- Consortium promises energy efficiency improvements in 4G networks — by Jonathan Watson
- Wi-Fi celebrates silver jubilee — by Jonathan Watson
