Ofcom Confirm Bidders for the UK 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz

UK’s MNOs line up for mmWave spectrum – but can they use it effectively?

News Ofcom has confirmed that all three of the UK’s mobile operators – EE (BT), Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), and VodafoneThree – have been given the greenlight to participate in the upcoming auction This week, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has approved all three of the UK’s mobile operators to participate in the upcoming auction for spectrum in the 26GHz (25.1-27.5GHz) and 40GHz (40.5-43.5GHz) bands. In total, 5.4 GHz of the spectrum will be available …

Ofcom Confirm Bidders for the UK 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that the final bidders due to take part in their auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) bands for faster 5G data (mobile broadband) services will include BT (EE), Telefonica UK (O2 / Virgin Media) and Vodafone (VodafoneThree). No surprises this time around. The major mobile network providers currently already have access to several 5G capable bands between 700MHz and 3.8GHz. Suc…