Six bid for Polish spectrum
Poland’s four mobile network operators and two others have submitted preliminary bids in its auction of 4G-suitable spectrum.
Major players T-Mobile Poland, Orange Poland, P4 (Play) and Polkomtel (Plus) together with Hubb Investments and NetNet all…
Poland’s four mobile network operators and two others have submitted preliminary bids in its auction of 4G-suitable spectrum.
Major players T-Mobile Poland, Orange Poland, P4 (Play) and Polkomtel (Plus) together with Hubb Investments and NetNet all met the 24 November deadline, telecoms regulator UKE said in a statement.
Hubb Investments is controlled by tower infrastructure owner and operator Emitel, which is itself owned by US-based investment firm Alinda Capital Partners.
NetNet, according to local publication Gazeta Prawna, is owned by Szymon Ruta, whose father is a senior Polkomtel executive.
The authority will award 19 15-year licences for frequencies in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands.
The reserve prices for the licences in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands are PLN6m (US$1.8m) and PLN2m (US$605,000) respectively.
Local media have reported that UKE could raise up to PLN1.8bn (US$544m) from the auction.
