Wireless Networking NEWS: UK auction delay would be major blow to WiMAX

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NEWS: UK auction delay would be major blow to WiMAX John Navas 05-29-08
Posted by John Navas on May 29, 2008, 10:27 am
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<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/29/wimax_auction_delay/>

The UK’s upcoming auction of 2.GHz mobile broadband spectrum is
intensely anticipated - partly because it is the first major European
market to make the move, and so will provide some clear indicators
for the rest of the region; but also because it represents the best
chance for a WiMAX operator to gain a national licence in a leading
EU economy.

But the auction, which has already been delayed once and is now
expected this fall, may now be postponed again, as T-Mobile launches
legal action to force regulator Ofcom to hold back on the sale until
it has finalised its rules on the refarming of 900MHz GSM spectrum.

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