When Ofcom gave EE special license to reuse 1,800MHz spectrum for its fledgling LTE network; to put it mildly, that rubbed other carriers the wrong way.
The agency may be more open to a level playing field, as it’s proposing letting everyone follow a similar route, and then some.
Following calls from H3G (Three), Telefonica (O2) and Vodafone, Ofcom has offered to let all UK providers repurpose both their 1,800MHz airwaves as well as the 900MHz and 2,100MHz bands.
We won’t have too long to wait before a decision: Ofcom will decide on the proposal in the second quarter, which might come just in time for carriers to supplement whatever bandwidth they get from 4G auctions.
Especially when hardware already exists that could use the frequencies for faster speeds; success could see the trickle of UK LTE become more of a torrent.
Source: [Engadget]
