Sweden readies auction of 2.6 GHz WiMAX spectrum
Published January 18th, 2008
The National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) of Sweden announced yesterday that it is now accepting applications from interested parties to participate in the auction of 2500 ~ 2690 MHz radio frequencies.
The auction will commence on April 14, 2008. A total of 15 blocks of spectrum will be offered for auction, 140 MHz of which will be divided for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) use and one block in the frequencies 2570 ~ 2620 MHz will be for Time Division Duplex (TDD). The FDD blocks will comprise 2×5 MHz of spectrum, and the TDD comprises 50 MHz. Each license will cover the extent of the Swedish territory.
