LTE spectrum allocation: A beauty contest scenario

Author

Rymanov, Alexander

Author_Institution

Dept. of Finance & Tax Policy, Novosibirsk State Tech. Univ., Novosibirsk, Russia

Volume

2

fYear

2013

fDate

June 28 2013-July 1 2013

Firstpage

359

Lastpage

362

Abstract

The paper considers spectrum allocation in “digital dividend” in Russia for 4G (fourth generation) LTE (long term evolution). The author provides an overview of “beauty contest” procedure, which was selected by the regulator to allocate frequency spectrum at the national level, along with the legal requirements and regulatory environment of the procedure. The paper discusses the design of frequency spectrum allocation, and terms of releasing frequency spectrum that was formerly allocated to other services up to 2015, as well as obstacles, new licensees faced with.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; Long Term Evolution; frequency allocation; government policies; 4G LTE; Russia; beauty contest scenario; digital dividend; fourth generation long term evolution; frequency spectrum allocation; legal requirements; regulatory environment; Government; Proposals; Resource management; LTE deployment; Russian telecom; digital dividend; refarming; spectrum allocation; spectrum conversion; spectrum release funding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Strategic Technology (IFOST), 2013 8th International Forum on

Conference_Location

Ulaanbaatar

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0931-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IFOST.2013.6616913

Filename

6616913