{"id":12074,"date":"2018-05-22T06:04:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T10:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=12074"},"modified":"2018-05-22T07:35:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T11:35:26","slug":"finding-value-in-the-left-overs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=12074","title":{"rendered":"Finding value in the left-overs"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were some surprise results when Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada released the results of the Residual Spectrum auction<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

Cogeco Connexions paid a little more than $24M to pick up pockets of spectrum in a variety of Ontario and Quebec communities as well as Victoria, BC for a total coverage of about 5.7M people.<\/p>\n

Freedom Mobile picked up spectrum in BC and Alberta, covering about 3M people for $8.6M. Xplornet covered 7.5M people for $8.2M, while TELUS picked up spectrum covering New Brunswick and Northern Ontario, reaching 1.6M people for the bargain price of just $900K.<\/p>\n

Iristel picked up spectrum in the Yukon for $100K to cover 35,000 people; Ecotel paid $1.2M to reach 1M people in a variety of northern communities.<\/p>\n

How will the spectrum be put to use? Will we see enhanced mobile service or more fixed broadband from some of these service providers? In a report issued early this morning, Scotiabank wonders if Cogeco’s spectrum purchase is “a ploy to get Shaw\/Freedom or Quebecor\/Videotron to negotiate MVNO deals in Ontario and Quebec.” Scotiabank asks if Cogeco might have more leverage with the larger new entrants if there is a threat of an additional company participating in the 600MHz auction, which would increase spectrum prices.<\/p>\n

It is interesting to try to understand some of the spectrum purchases. More discussion material for The Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>, taking place in less than 2 weeks in Toronto. Have you registered yet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There were some surprise results when Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada released the results of the Residual Spectrum auction last week. Cogeco Connexions paid a little more than $24M to pick up pockets of spectrum in a variety of Ontario and Quebec communities as well as Victoria, BC for a total coverage of about …<\/p>\n

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