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<p>After some delay, the Japanese telecom regulator (Ministry of Industry Affairs and Communications) announced its 4G  spectrum allocation last Friday.  As expected, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/31" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1">Rakuten Inc (4755 JP)</a> has received spectrum (20 MHz paired at 1.7 GHz). <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/639" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:639:1">KDDI (9433 JP)</a> also received spectrum in this band while both <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1089" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1089:1">NTT Docomo (9437 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/315" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1">Softbank (9984 JP)</a> were given spectrum in the 3.4GHZ band. As we saw with the UK spectrum auction last week, these higher frequency bands (around 3.5GHZ) have become much more…</p>

After some delay, the Japanese telecom regulator (Ministry of Industry Affairs and Communications) announced its 4G  spectrum allocation last Friday.  As expected, Rakuten Inc (4755 JP) has received spectrum (20 MHz paired at 1.7 GHz). KDDI (9433 JP) also received spectrum in this band while both NTT Docomo (9437 JP) and Softbank (9984 JP) were given spectrum in the 3.4GHZ band. As we saw with the UK spectrum auction last week, these higher frequency bands (around 3.5GHZ) have become much more…

Japan Telcos: Rakuten Is Allocated 4G Spectrum (1.7GHZ). Now the Hard Work Begins

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Japan Telcos: Rakuten Is Allocated 4G Spectrum (1.7GHZ). Now the Hard Work Begins