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Spectrum auction

Index Spectrum auction

A spectrum auction is a process whereby a government uses an auction system to sell the rights (licences) to transmit signals over specific bands of the electromagnetic spectrum and to assign scarce spectrum resources. [1]

46 relations: Adjacent-channel interference, Auction, BT Group, Christian Paradis, Clearwire, Combinatorial auction, Comcast, Commission for Communications Regulation, Deutsche Mark, Digital dividend after digital television transition, Digital India, Dish Network, EE Limited, Electromagnetic spectrum, Euro, Federal Communications Commission, GSM, Guard band, Hertz, HM Treasury, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Lottery, LTE (telecommunication), Meteor (mobile network), O2 (Ireland), O2 (UK), Ofcom, Opportunity cost, Policies promoting wireless broadband in the United States, Special temporary authority, Spectrum reallocation, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, Telecoms crash, Telefónica, TV White Space Database, UMTS, United States, Vodafone, Vodafone Ireland, White spaces (radio), 2G, 3 (telecommunications), 3G, 4G, 5G, 700 MHz auction in Canada.

Adjacent-channel interference

Adjacent-channel interference (ACI) is interference caused by extraneous power from a signal in an adjacent channel.

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Auction

An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder.

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BT Group

BT Group plc (trading as BT and formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company with head offices in London, United Kingdom.

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Christian Paradis

Christian Paradis, (born January 1, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was the Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for Mégantic—L'Érable from 2006 to 2015.

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Clearwire

Clearwire Corporation (stylized as clearw˙re) was a telecommunications operator which provided mobile and fixed wireless broadband communications services to retail and wholesale customers in the United States, Belgium and Spain.

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Combinatorial auction

A combinatorial auction is a type of smart market in which participants can place bids on combinations of discrete items, or “packages”, rather than individual items or continuous quantities.

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Comcast

Comcast Corporation (formerly registered as Comcast Holdings)Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation.

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Commission for Communications Regulation

The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) (An Coimisiún um Rialáil Cumarsáide) is the general communications regulator for Ireland, covering almost all possible types of communications.

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Deutsche Mark

The Deutsche Mark ("German mark"), abbreviated "DM" or, was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002.

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Digital dividend after digital television transition

The digital dividend refers to the radio spectrum which is released in the process of digital television transition.

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Digital India

Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure the Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology.

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Dish Network

Dish Network Corporation +1-855-553-9444 is a U.S. television provider.

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EE Limited

EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is a British mobile network operator, internet service provider and a division of BT Group.

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Electromagnetic spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of frequencies (the spectrum) of electromagnetic radiation and their respective wavelengths and photon energies.

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Euro

The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union.

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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government created by statute (and) to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

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GSM

GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as tablets, first deployed in Finland in December 1991.

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Guard band

In radio, a guard band is an unused part of the radio spectrum between radio bands, for the purpose of preventing interference.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second.

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HM Treasury

Her Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury), sometimes referred to as the Exchequer, or more informally the Treasury, is the British government department responsible for developing and executing the government's public finance policy and economic policy.

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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada), or ISED, formerly Industry Canada, is the department of the Government of Canada with a mandate of fostering a growing, competitive, and knowledge-based Canadian economy.

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Lottery

A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers for a prize.

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LTE (telecommunication)

In telecommunication, Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for high-speed wireless communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies.

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Meteor (mobile network)

Meteor Mobile Communications Limited was a GSM and UMTS mobile telecommunications company in Ireland.

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O2 (Ireland)

Telefónica Ireland was a broadband and telecommunications provider in Ireland that traded under the O2 brand (typeset as O2).

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O2 (UK)

Telefónica UK Limited (trading as O2 – stylised as O2) is a telecommunications services provider in the United Kingdom, owned by the Spanish multinational Telefónica, and is headquartered in Slough.

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Ofcom

The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau), commonly known as Ofcom, is the UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

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Opportunity cost

In microeconomic theory, the opportunity cost, also known as alternative cost, is the value (not a benefit) of the choice in terms of the best alternative while making a decision.

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Policies promoting wireless broadband in the United States

Policies promoting wireless broadband are policies, rules, and regulations supporting the "National Wireless Initiative", a plan to bring wireless broadband Internet access to 98% of Americans.

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Special temporary authority

In U.S. broadcast law, a special temporary authority (STA) is a type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of its normal technical or legal parameters.

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Spectrum reallocation

Middle 20th century frequency allocation assigned much of the radio spectrum to broadcasting.

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Swedish Post and Telecom Authority

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (Post- och telestyrelsen, abbreviated PTS) is a Swedish administrative authority organized under the Ministry of Enterprise.

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Telecoms crash

The Telecoms crash was a stock market crash which occurred in 2001.

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Telefónica

Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish multinational broadband and telecommunications provider with operations in Europe, Asia, and North, Central and South America.

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TV White Space Database

TV White Space database, also commonly referred to as geolocation database, is an entity that controls the TV spectrum utilization by unlicensed white spaces devices within a determined geographical area.

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UMTS

The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vodafone

Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications conglomerate, with headquarters in London.

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Vodafone Ireland

Vodafone Ireland Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, is the largest mobile phone operator in Ireland in terms of active subscribers.

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White spaces (radio)

In telecommunications, white spaces refer to frequencies allocated to a broadcasting service but not used locally.

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2G

2G (or 2-G) is short for second-generation cellular technology.

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3 (telecommunications)

3 (or Three) is a global brand name under which several UMTS-based mobile phone networks and Broadband Internet Providers operate in Hong Kong, Macau, Austria, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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3G

3G, short for third generation, is the third generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology.

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4G

4G is the fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology, succeeding 3G.

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5G

5G is a marketing term for some new mobile technologies.

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700 MHz auction in Canada

700 MHz auction in Canada was a spectrum auction that took place in 2014 from January 14 to February 13.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_auction

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