The aim is to improv­e mobile servic­es and enable more people and busine­sses to access next-genera­tion 5G networ­ksLONDON: Britain is planning to release more mobile airwaves through an auction in spring 2020, aiming to improve mobile services and enable more people and businesses to access next-generation 5G networks, regulator Ofcom said on Monday. Ofcom manages Britain’s airwaves, or spectrum, a finite resource that is essential for wireless services including mobile phones. All four of Britain’s biggest mobile companies – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three – have launched 5G this year, and releasing these airwaves will help increase the capacity and quality of mobile data services, Ofcom said. In the “principal stage,” companies will first bid for airwaves in separate “lots” to determine how much spectrum each company wins. Ofcom is still proposing to place a 37% cap on the overall spectrum that anyone mobile company can hold following the auction.

Source: The Express Tribune October 28, 2019 10:18 UTC