Spanish Government to Allow 3G Network Sharing

January 7, 2004 - source: BWCS

A review of Spain’s UMTS licence conditions has been promised by the country’s Minister for Science and Technology, Juan Costa. In an effort to get 3G services off the ground in 2004, the government has agreed to permit the sharing of UMTS infrastructure between operators, the minister said. He also promised that the government will update and make more concrete the terms of the existing operating licences over the coming months, which is likely to mean a relaxation of current coverage obligations.

Four 3G licences were awarded in March 2000, to Telefonica Moviles, Vodafone, Amena and Xfera. While all four have signed up infrastructure partners, their rollout progress to date has been varied. Telefonica started a pilot service last October and is confident it will launch a full service this year.

According to Costa, there were 37.1 million mobile subscribers in Spain at the end of 2003, a penetration of 88 percent. Mobile service charges fell 9.5 percent over the year, compared with an 11.8 percent decline in 2002.

Top Sellers at our online store

1.	NEC e606 on 3
2.	Orange Nokia 7250i
3.	O2 Samsung A800
4.	NEC e808 on 3
5.	Motorola A920 on 3

last updated: January 12, 2004

Visit our online store, click here

3 phones

3G Motorola A920
Available Now! Superb full colour touch- sensitive screen with a built-in digital camera for Video Calling.
Buy now from Free

M-Profits: Making Money from 3G Services
ISBN: 0470847751

This book discusses 3G services from the view of what is needed for the service to provide value to the user, what is the value proposition for the user, how will money be made out of delivering the service, and discussions on how revenue sharing propositions might work to benefit content providers and network operators. 3G operators should take note of this highly recommended book.

buy it UK | USA

Spanish Government to Allow 3G Network Sharing

3G Books to Read!