KPN to the Belgian auction for 4g frequencies will be licensed in the wait to know dragging. The company will pay 15 million euros for the license. In addition, Bucd, Belgacom and Mobistar, a license in his hands.
The auction for the 4g frequencies, which were distributed in a total of seven frequentieblokken, went Monday to start. The auction did two newcomers; in Addition to the now existing providers Belgacom, Mobistar and Base that Craig Wireless, who in abroad especially business 4g-applications offers, and Bucd, where possible, the Chinese provider China Mobile behind them.
The auction went according to licentieverstrekker Bipt via a secured electronic bidding system, where participants in multiple rounds could offer. The supervisor now has the results of the 4g auction will be announced. KPN, owner of Base, has a 4g license acquired. For blocks of 2 x 15MHz in the 2.6 GHz spectrum. With the license, which takes effect on 1 July 2012 and fifteen years, KPN in Belgium, a lte network roll-out. The carrier for the 4g license in an amount of 15 million euro placed on the table.
In addition, Belgacom, for an amount of eur 20.2 million in a block of 2 x 20MHz in the hands. New entrant Bucd with a eindbod of 22.510.000 euro the largest block of frequencies in the hands of a total of 45mhz rotational imaging. Mobistar, after all, has more than 20 million paid and the last block of 2x 20MHz assigned. Craig Wireless has no frequencies are acquired.
Update 19:35: Outright sale article added.
Update Tuesday, 13.12: The block that the Asian Bucd in the hands was permitted only for Wimax to be used.