Nkom starts 5G auction, allows later payment because of coronavirus

News Wireless Norway 6 MEI 2020
Nkom starts 5G auction, allows later payment because of coronavirus

Norwegian communications regulator Nkom said it has begun the auction for 4,739 MHz of 5G spectrum, with six bidders recorded. The frequencies are divided up into 65 blocks in eight bands, namely low 10 GHz, high 10 GHz, 13 GHz, 18 GHz, 23 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 38 GHz. It is going ahead in spite of coronavirus but the winners can have their payment deadline postponed until November 2020, to relieve the economic burden caused by the pandemic.

Ceragon Networks, Funn, GlobalConnect, Ice Communications Norway, Telenor Norway and Telia Norway have qualified to take part. On competition grounds, there is a limit to how much each operator can acquire. Nkom said the auction is set up in such a way that each bidder should win something. Each block has a set starting price. Nkom will publish the results once the auction has finished.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

Telenor Norway,  GlobalConnect,  Ceragon Networks,  Telia Norway,  Ice Group

Countries:

Norway

Tags:

Government telecommunications licensing, Wireless, 5G

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