Thursday, April 8, 2010

Germany Begins LTE Spectrum Auction

Germany's official telecoms regulator, Bundesnetzagenturhas initiated an auction for spectrum in the ranges 800 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.6 GHz for wireless network access for the provision of telecommunication services.

A total of four applicants are enrolled in the auction:

  • Erste MVV Mobilfunk Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (E-Plus)

  • Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG

  • T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH

  • Vodafone D2 GmbH


One applicant withdrew its application for admission to the bidding procedure. Another applicant did not meet the requirements for admission to the bidding procedure; therefore the application had to be rejected.
http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de