Vendors bidding for spectrum - now Qualcomm looking at the UK
One of the interesting developments I've been tracking of late has been the tendency of equipment or silicon vendors to start getting directly involved in spectrum auctions, either through joint ventures, or with the intent to build out wholesale networks themselves.
Probably the most prominent advocates of this approach have been:
- Intel's WiMAX-related JVs like Pipex/Freedom4 in the UK, and with KDDI in Japan
- Qualcomm's Media Flo network in the US & its recent bids for 700MHz spectrum
- NextWave, which has broad a variety of equipment & spectrum assets
Original Source: Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless
Dean Bubley is the Founder of Disruptive
Analysis, an independent technology industry analyst and consulting firm,
and the author of the Disruptive Wireless blog. An analyst with over 14 years’ experience, he specialises in wireless, networking,
and telecoms fields. His present focus is on wireless technology, especially the
evolution of mobile device architecture & software, fixed-mobile
convergence, IMS, SIP, wVoIP, shifts in service provider value chains,
enterprise mobility, in-building technologies, wireless broadband, and the
integration of cellular and WLAN. He was formerly an equity analyst, covering
communications and software stocks with Granville Baird, the UK arm of US-based
investment bank Robert W. Baird. Mr Bubley has extensive experience in both
published analytical research and bespoke consultancy, and speaks regularly at
industry conferences and vendor events. He holds a BA in Physics from Keble
College, Oxford University.