
Ofcom has identified
Ofcom has identified a way to raise revenue selling spectrum licences.
It's not really anything to do with 5G
Also above 2.6GHz is really only femto cells and the cells are too big and ill-defined at 700MHz for decent speed/capacity. It's basic physics, the *G standard is irrelevant. The 5G can't magic decent mobile above 3GHz or capacity below 900MHz.
Build more masts and have smaller cells between 900MHz and 3GHz.
Set sensible licence conditions on coverage and capacity/speed to force the investment, otherwise ROI (Customer revenue vs number of masts) means it won't happen.
Have a single wholesale RAN for ALL mobile. Splitting spectrum between operators at LEAST results in loss of half capacity, or more, statistically, as at a cherry picked urban location one operator's mast sector could be oversubscribed while the others sit idle.
The problem is that regulators are no interested in efficiency or the consumer, but raising revenue. VAT serves that purpose better.
Ofcom's proposal is worthless, short term greed.