4g lte ofcom start consulting

[adamtemp64]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12811122
So the countdown begins.
Interesting the difference in 3G auction price in Germany to what they got for 4g let's hope the UK follows suit spending 10% on 4g means more left for the infrastructure
ofcoms page http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2011/03/o ... e-auction/

[sheepdog]

It won't be silly money again as the competition is now reduced to what is 4 major companies. I really hope they do ensure the coverage is equal over the entire country. Just give me 3G where I am and I'm happy
Though I'm of the opinion that when launched, it will be the start of the two-tier mobile data structure. Look out for more interesting ways of filtering content based on your phone and tariff!

[Anonymous]

Hmmmm, will O2's coverage follow the pattern.......
GPRS>EDGE>3G>4G
I hope not!!

[sheepdog]

Hmm, lets put this in spatial context:

GPRS---->EDGE----------------------------------->3G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->4G

There, fixed it for you

[Anonymous]

*sigh*

[Anonymous]

Hmm, lets put this in spatial context:

GPRS---->EDGE----------------------------------->3G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->4G

There, fixed it for you

No no thats not right, its more like...
GPRS---->EDGE----------------------------------->3G---------------------------------------------------------3.5G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3.75G-(HSDPA)-------------------------------------------->4G

[sheepdog]

There I was being sarcastic and lo and behold, o2 confirm trials and time to mass market:
http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2011/03/o2-and-lte.html#more