Ofcom have announced the outcome of the final stage of the 4G mobile spectrum auction (PDF) which details the frequency bands allocated to each winning provider. The final assignments have been completed and some paid extra money to their existing bids to specify a preference of the frequency bands they would be allocated. The full details are below:
| Provider | Frequency Bands | Top-up Amount | Total License fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niche Spectrum (BT) | 2520 to 2535 MHz 2640 to 2655 MHz |
£15,061,179 | £201,537,179 |
| Vodafone | 801 to 811 MHz 842 to 852 MHz 2500 to 2520 MHz 2620 to 2640 MHz 2570 to 2595 MHz |
£12,099,143 | £802,860,143 |
| Everything Everywhere | 796 to 801 MHz 837 to 842 MHz 2535 to 2570 MHz 2655 to 2690 MHz |
£0 | £588,876,000 |
| Hutchison 3G (Three) | 791 to 796 MHz 832 to 837 MHz |
£0 | £225,000,000 |
| Telefonica (O2) | 811 to 821 MHz 852 to 862 MHz |
£0 | £550,000,000 |
As O2 bid for the spectrum with a coverage obligation, it was not involved in the assignment round. This results in Ofcom netting a total of £2,368,273,322 (£2.37bn) from the 4G spectrum auctions. Winning bidders have now been issued with licenses and are free to deploy 4G networks within the spectrum allocations, although there is likely to be a few months before we see services available from the newly eligible providers.
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3 months ago
A link to related item on UK Free TV with dates of transmitter retuning where you can see these DVB-T frequencies being released (C60 and above):
http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107052073
Also an example for North West if you scroll down it suggests no plans to free up 700MHz until 2019:
http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SD660144