This is the GSA submission made on March 9, 2007 to the Ofcom consultation: Award of available spectrum: 2500-2690 MHz, 2010-2025 MHz and 2290-2300 MHz.

All responses to the consultation (including the response by GSA) can be found at www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/2ghzawards/responses/


Ofcom published a further Discussion Document on August 1, 2007 to which comments were invited by September 28, 2007. The main focus of this Discussion Document is on the technical conditions and auction design for the 2.6GHz band.

The Discussion Document is available at www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/2ghzdiscuss/summary/

A further round of consultations has been held and another consultation document was published on December 19, 2007 to which comments are requested by February 1, 2008. This document is available at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/2ghzrules/2ghzcondoc.pdf

Submission by GSA on 27 October, 2006 to the Public Consultation on the Review of EU Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications Networks and Services

Response from GSA to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Bahrain, consultation dated 3 July 2006 on the possibility of issuing additional mobile licences in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Response from GSA to Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka Consultation on Spectrum Allocation for 3rd Generation (3G) Mobile Services

Response submitted on 15 August 2005 by GSA to Directorate General Post and Telecommunication, Indonesia Public Consultation on the Re-arrangement of the Frequency Allocation for 3G/IMT-2000 Services

Response submitted on July 15, 2004 by GSA to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) Consultation Paper No. 11/2004 on Spectrum Related Issues

GSA expresses its perspectives on how the mobile data market potential in Hong Kong can be maximized, based on experiences from dozens of advanced mobile markets globally. Key conclusions include:
-The GSM evolution to 3G using EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA is defined, stable and rapidly maturing, and continues the openness philosophy with the backing of over 85% of the world¿s mobile operators. -There is no justification for introduction of a new mobile operator in a market already acclaimed as amongst the most competitive in the world, with amongst the lowest tariffs. A new player, far from stimulating competition, would most probably hinder market development in Hong Kong. -Implementation of a system technology other than the GSM family does not provide any guarantee of data services market success or quality of performance. -Automatic International Roaming is a basic market requirement for all services - voice and data, particularly in Hong Kong due to Hong Kong¿s position as the business centre of Asia.
View the complete submission and full conclusions HERE