Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has announced that it is planning the proposed licensing of 30 MHz of mobile spectrum in the 1900 and 2100 MHz spectrum band, which could lead to a fourth mobile network being licensed in the country.
According to SMA, the technical characteristics of the band make it ideal for the offering of mobile broadband services. On this basis, the Authority intends to license the 30 MHz of this spectrum for the provision of wireless broadband and 3G services.
The current operators have also been permitted to submit expressions of interest, though the regulator has not yet determined how the final auction process will be carried out.
The spectrums released were originally recovered from AT&T when it was surrendered following a buyout by Digicel Group. An attempt to sell the spectrum in 2006 foundered.
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