One of the things that I missed out on yesterday was the announcement of who won and who lost in the AWS-3 Spectrum Auction held by Industry Canada. Now that I feel somewhat human after flying to Australia, let me fill you in on the results:
Winners:
- Eastlink was able to purchase spectrum in Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia & PEI, New Brunswick, and Northern Ontario.
- Videotron was able to purchase spectrum Eastern Quebec, Southern Quebec, Eastern Ontario and Northern Quebec.
- Telus and Bell split what was left in Southern Ontario and pretty much took everything else everywhere else.
- The big winner is Wind Mobile as they dropped $56.4 million on three successful bids in Southern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. This will allow them to roll out LTE services to their customers and they already operate in those areas which makes life easier. It will also make them very, very competitive with the “big three” carriers as well in those areas. Or at least, one would think so. Though, before you hop over to Wind, it’s going to take them a year or two to get LTE up and running. I’d sit and wait until then to see what they offer.
Absent:
Missing from the auction results was Rogers. I’m guessing that they have other things to spend their money on. Example, their LTE-Advanced rollout. SaskTel and MTS were missing as well. I’m guessing that they didn’t see the point of participating.
Loser:
The big loser was Mobilicity who lost their funding to participate just before the auction. This pretty much confirms that they don’t have long to live. Though, this lawsuit against Industry Canada for a mere $1.2 billion was given the green light to proceed. So they may have some life yet. Although without the spectrum that was on offer today, I can’t see how they could possibly make a go of it long term.
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Winners And Losers In The AWS-3 Spectrum Auction
One of the things that I missed out on yesterday was the announcement of who won and who lost in the AWS-3 Spectrum Auction held by Industry Canada. Now that I feel somewhat human after flying to Australia, let me fill you in on the results:
Winners:
Absent:
Missing from the auction results was Rogers. I’m guessing that they have other things to spend their money on. Example, their LTE-Advanced rollout. SaskTel and MTS were missing as well. I’m guessing that they didn’t see the point of participating.
Loser:
The big loser was Mobilicity who lost their funding to participate just before the auction. This pretty much confirms that they don’t have long to live. Though, this lawsuit against Industry Canada for a mere $1.2 billion was given the green light to proceed. So they may have some life yet. Although without the spectrum that was on offer today, I can’t see how they could possibly make a go of it long term.
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