All Spectrum articles – Page 5
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Network & InfrastructureVi keeps tight rein on spectrum spending
As expected, Indian JV is by far the lowest spender in India’s recent multi‑band spectrum auction. All three operators shun 5G‑friendly 700MHz spectrum because of high reserve price.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone UK secures mid-band 5G spectrum
OpCo decides against buying low‑band airwaves as it intends to refarm 900MHz for 5G. Total amount raised is below expectations, indicating lack of appetite among operators for bidding war.
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Network & Infrastructure
Sievert, Ray gloat after C‑Band auction
Execs claim AT&T and Verizon still playing 5G catch-up after “spending tens of billions of dollars they didn’t have”. NatCo’s Virtual Analyst Day emphasises much higher deployment costs facing rivals if aiming for “meaningful nationwide coverage” with newly-acquired 3.7GHz assets. Ray estimates TMUS’s cost per 5G GB could be ...
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Hispanoamérica: 4.5G in Mexico
Progress on OTT bundling in multiple markets; SME channel opened with BBVA; tax disputes continue in Peru.
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Network & Infrastructure
EE gets a bargain as operators low‑ball 5G auction
Ofcom raises a total of £1.4bn in principal auction stage — several hundred million pounds less than expectations. Regulator has now opened the first phase of the negotiation period that should enable operators to build a contiguous block in the 3.4GHz–3.8GHz band. Lower spend on licences (so ...
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany into treble figures on 5G campus projects
Deutsche Telekom partners BMW and KUKA join list of organisations seeking to test out private nework use-cases. German regulator to publish details of 26GHz applicants from April at the earliest.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT explores optical options after Moore, Shannon
Lord keen to leverage lower-cost data centre technologies for network deployment. Floats idea of ripping out ROADMs in core network and replacing them with routers and ZR optics pluggables. Lower prices through photonic integration seen as key. Promising trials with hollow-core and multi-core fibre.
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Network & Infrastructure
ICASA digs heels in over spectrum auction rules
Regulator stands firm against legal action taken by MTN, Telkom. VdSA proves unlikely ally.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Hungary stumps up €135m to extend licences
Secures 15‑year extensions to 900MHz and 1800MHz concessions. Supreme Court rules NMHH acted “ lawfully ” in blocking Digi Communications from participating in 2020 multiband auction.
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Consumer (B2C)
Elsewhere in BT Consumer: spectrum auction looms
UK spectrum auction inches closer, although Ofcom still cautious; Digital Voice expansion; rights picked up in MotoGP and cricket.
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica wobbles over 2020 finish line, targets stability
Revenue and OIBDA drop 11% as double‑whammy of COVID‑19 and currency fluctuations hit. Guidance on cash flow just about achieved, while FY21 focus will be on stabilisation. Dividend reduced by 25% as COVID‑19 challenges continue, and 5G auctions loom. Telefónica Infra picking up minority stakes in ...
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Network & Infrastructure
Movistar Chile secures 3.5GHz spectrum
Movistar makes highest bid for 5G‑friendly 3.5GHz spectrum amid uncertainty over its future within the Telefónica Group.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica experiments in 5G Technologies Cities
Palliative care trial with Nokia in Segovia using 26GHz frequencies. Network slicing pilot with Cisco and the University of Vigo in Galicia.
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Network & Infrastructure
Magyar Telekom stumps up €124m to extend licences
MT secures 15-year extensions to 900MHz and 1800MHz concessions. Supreme Court rules NNMH acted “lawfully” in blocking Digi Communications from participating in 2020 multiband auction.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica’s Core Markets: Vivo-Claro deal gets checked
Vivo ’s RAN‑sharing agreement with Claro gets unwanted attention from CADE amid competition concerns .
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M&A
Oi firms up mobile deal, Vivo reinforces its market lead
Oi finalises mobile asset sale to three‑strong consortium of Claro, TIM Brasil, and Vivo. Oi CFO: regulatory approval expected within the year. Trifecta of assets now divested by in‑administration Oi as it seeks route to recovery via fibre.
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Network & Infrastructure
Movistar Chile offloads spectrum
Subtel sets 3.5GHz auction date for 16 February 2021.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 UK battles for 5G leadership
O2 UK flags 5G coverage expansion, matching rivals by some metrics. Apparent rollout successes come ahead of further delayed UK spectrum auction, now pushed back to March. 5G Create partnership indicates continued innovation effort.
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Network & Infrastructure
Cosmote works Ericsson ties for campus network debut
Greek operator enables first 5G campus network, focused on smart‑manufacturing. Project sees Ericsson further expand 5G reach within DT. PTC and Gizelis Robotics among solution partners.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone spectrum auctions to watch, 2021
Markets across Vodafone’s footprint have spectrum auctions planned in 2021. UK, India, Australia among the key bids to watch — though 2020 set a precedent for delays.
