Don’t blindly love thy neighbour in telecoms


Posted on October 28, 2010  /  0 Comments

It’s an interesting example of how sharply the neighbors at both the banks of English Channel differ from each other. Last month the French regulator, ARCEP, claimed that 3G coverage in 900 MHz is worse than 2100 MHz. We are clueless about the methodology of ARCEP’s survey. The law of physics, under no circumstance, could be customized in France. Meanwhile, the UK regulator, Ofcom, has changed its position on refarming the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum for 3G services. Earlier, Her Majesty’s servants thought the refarming would compromise competition. But they have found that will not be the case and reversed the stance accordingly.

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