Reuters reported last week that Germany's governing body will hold auctions for new 3G licenses, allowing new carriers to bid alongside Germany's four major carriers for new bandwidth in the ~1800MHz and ~2600MHz spectrum. This is great news for Germany, German mobile communications, and other carriers looking to enter the German market! Germany will be allowing more competition to influence pricing. More of the population will have more access to mobile broadband. Carriers experiencing capacity limitations or lacking coverage in the traditional 900MHz and 1800MHz frequencies can acquire bandwidth to alleviate network issues. International or fledgling carriers can seek opportunity by investing in bandwidth to get a figurative foot in the door of the marketplace.
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