[AusNOG] 4G spectrum

[Stephen Carter]

Thanks for all the replies, ACMA licenses site indicates that those 800 (high and low bands) expire for Telstra on the 17/6/2013 so it would not seem to Telstra much negotiating strength I would think, and it would be risky to invest as much as 4G will cost on a 2 year lifespan?



From: Grahame Lynch [mailto:grahamelynch at commsdaymail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2011 5:04 PM
To: Narelle
Cc: Stephen Carter; ausnog at ausnog.net List
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] 4G spectrum

OK basically there is a plan to issue 700MHZ spectrum for 4G in 2012/3

Telstra is refarming 2G spectrum for LTE in the 1800 band. The reason it can do this is because nearly all its customers are on 3G and it doesnt need to use 1800 for 2G any more. This is actually a big deal globally as it means that the development of LTE isnt contingent upon new spectrum releases - Telstra is creating an incentive for the kit makers to push LTE out into 2G bands. (It also has the intended effect of reducing the Commonwealth's bargaining position for spectrum)
On 15 February 2011 13:00, Narelle <narellec at gmail.com<mailto:narellec at gmail.com>> wrote:
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Stephen Carter
<Stephen.Carter at workingtech.com<mailto:Stephen.Carter at workingtech.com>> wrote:
> Sorry for a possibly very stupid question, did ACMA approve 4G?
ACMA doesn't generally approve technology, rather it licenses spectrum.

Telstra is probably refarming its existing 2G spectrum, given it has
rolled out 3G everywhere and has probably ironed out most of the
operating bugs (for which you'd want your network to fail over from).

One still has to wonder just how much actual rolling out is concerned and when.



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