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SINGAPORE: TPG Telecom will be Singapore's fourth, and newest, mobile operator, after a successfully bid for the spectrum needed to launch mobile services here, the Infocomm Media Development Authority said on Wednesday (Dec 14).
It made the winning bid of S$105 million for the spectrum on offer, IMDA added.
Both companies were last month assessed to be a pre-qualified candidate for the New Entrant Spectrum Auction (NESA), which is the first phase to facilitate the entry of a possible fourth telco and only open to those who do not currently operate a nationwide mobile network in Singapore.
In an earlier report, it was said that the potential new mobile operator will get to pay less for the airwaves reserved, from the proposed S$40 million to S$35 million, primarily because of the changed composition of spectrum bands. The 700 MHz has been removed due to uncertainty over the switch over date from analog TV transmission to digital.
The spectrum rights will commence in April 2017, meaning that would be the earliest theoretical start for the new telco.
The then-Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said it will allow a reasonable period for the new mobile network operator (MNO) to build up its own network, and that the telco must achieve nationwide outdoor service coverage by October 2018.
SINGAPORE: TPG Telecom will be Singapore's fourth, and newest, mobile operator, after a successfully bid for the spectrum needed to launch mobile services here, the Infocomm Media Development Authority said on Wednesday (Dec 14).
It made the winning bid of S$105 million for the spectrum on offer, IMDA added.
Both companies were last month assessed to be a pre-qualified candidate for the New Entrant Spectrum Auction (NESA), which is the first phase to facilitate the entry of a possible fourth telco and only open to those who do not currently operate a nationwide mobile network in Singapore.
In an earlier report, it was said that the potential new mobile operator will get to pay less for the airwaves reserved, from the proposed S$40 million to S$35 million, primarily because of the changed composition of spectrum bands. The 700 MHz has been removed due to uncertainty over the switch over date from analog TV transmission to digital.
The spectrum rights will commence in April 2017, meaning that would be the earliest theoretical start for the new telco.
The then-Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said it will allow a reasonable period for the new mobile network operator (MNO) to build up its own network, and that the telco must achieve nationwide outdoor service coverage by October 2018.
