The 800MHz band by 1 January 2013, for mobile internet available. To achieve this, minister Verhagen of Economic Affairs, appointments with companies were made about the occurrence of failures and the relocation of Digitenne.
The government wants the 800MHz band to deploy mobile broadband networks, so in december 2010 it was published. The Second Room required however, first, clarity about some of the problems. Minister Verhagen has now been reported that the barriers to quick deployment of the frequency band are removed.
So was the fear that devices with coax cables are aagesloten, suffer from interference at the start of the 800MHz band. The kabelaars UPC, Ziggo and NLKabel have therefore precautions with providers of mobile internet agreed.
The companies go to their customers to inform about the prevention of interference and the use of safe equipment. The cable companies have promised that they are the troublesome channels are not for new analog stations will use, and the mobile providers examine to what extent the deployment of wi-fi can serve as a solution. “Consumers expect that they are sufficiently safe cables”, writes the minister.
In addition, Verhagen agreements with the KPN and the NPO made. That the parties have a licence to 2017, in large parts of the 800MHz band for dvb-t-television use. The NPO and KPN’s Digitenne move to alternative frequencies, and are compensated for this.
According to Verhagen is adequate to the 800MHz band in 2012 to auction and on January 1, 2013. The auction will at the same time with that for the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectra to be taken.