EU says yes to spectrum refarming
By Jennifer Scott,
The European Commission has approved the re-farming of the 900MHz frequency bandwidth, so it can be used for3G Mobile Broadband.
It follows the European Parliament’s backing of the scheme to update the GSM directive, which currently limits 900MHz to 2G, GPRS or GSM. It will also allow for future 4G services to be accommodated.
Viviane Reding, EU Telecoms Commissioner, said: “By updating the GSM Directive, the EU has paved the way for a new generation of services and technologies where Europe can be a world leader."
Not everyone will be celebrating the amendments, as Vodafone and O2, which owns most of the spectrum, will be forced to rethink its stance on sharing with smaller providers such as 3, Orange and T-Mobile.
The new directive should be signed in September and come into force in October this year.
You may also like...
Sponsored Links
advertisement
You may also like...
Latest Mobile Analysis & Insight
Citrix takes on the mobile cloud at Synergy
Citrix’s annual gathering saw numerous product announcements clustered around the dual themes of mobility and cloud
- Bring you own device: the $600 question
- Shanghai surprise: Counterfeit technology in China
- 4G edges closer
- Apple's new iPad doesn't give users a choice
- Government IT: Apples for the mandarins
- Mobile comms: coffee and TV
- Rolling out iPads in the enterprise
- Welcome to the stay-at-home Olympics
- What should RIM do to recapture the attention of businesses?
Latest Mobile Reviews
Amazon Kindle Touch review
Rating: 
advertisement
Most popular
- Apple iPad 3 vs iPad 2 head-to-head review
- Dell EqualLogic PS6100XS review
- Chromebooks: What's gone wrong?
- ICO: Fines for cookie law breakers
- UK regulator shuts down Angry Birds scam
- Open source software driving cloud-based innovation
- Fujitsu targets enterprises with Android ICS tablet
- IBM bans use of Siri on iPhones
- Dell PowerEdge R820 review
- BlackBerry 7 OS certified to carry 'Restricted' UK government information
Latest News Videos in Mobile
IT PRO Podcast: CES 2011
PlayIn the first podcast of 2011, we talk with Adam Griffin of Dell and Barry Collins of PCPro about tablets, the cloud and all the other exciting...
Register for IT PRO
You'll get exclusive member benefits including free whitepapers, downloads, Webinars and weekly newsletters full of the latest IT PRO news, reviews, insight and expertise.
