WiMAX licence owners concerned about spectrum cap.
WiMAX licence owners concerned about spectrum cap
New Zealand WiMAX licence owners say that the Commerce Commission’s decision to limit each WiMAX licence to 40MHz of spectrum is discouraging telcos from building networks. However, the regulator claims that the 40MHz cap, which is in force until December 2012, is designed to increase the number of players with WiMAX spectrum, and that 40MHz is sufficient spectrum to deploy a nationwide network. Operators however claim that it does not make sense for several firms to deploy separate networks. They are also complaining that they are unable to utilise their WiMAX licences until current licensees lose their rights to frequencies in 2009 or 2010. See also: New Zealand – Broadband – Statistics, Overview & Providers; New Zealand – Wireless Broadband – Statistics, Overview & Providers.
