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• Optus satisfied with spectrum winnings in Digital Dividend auction

  Even if the price for spectrum in the 700MHz band had been set lower, Optus may still not have bought more than 10MHz of the 45MHz that was available in the Digital Dividend auction, according to Optus chief country officer, Kevin Russell.

• Broadcasters say 700MHz auction showed lack of demand

  Broadcasters and the mobile industry had different takeaways about the level of demand for spectrum in Australia after the government failed to sell all of the 700MHz spectrum in the Digital Dividend auction.

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  Turnbull blasts Labor over unsold spectrum in Digital Dividend

  Malcolm Turnbull has slammed the Labor government for not raising more money in the Digital Dividend auction.

• Could TPG be Australia's fourth mobile operator?

  Analysts have pointed to TPG’s bid for wireless spectrum as one of the most interesting developments in the Digital Dividend auction.

• Australian government misses $1 billion in Digital Dividend auction

  The government failed to sell one-third of the 700MHz spectrum—worth $1 billion—that was up for sale in the Digital Dividend auction. Total revenue for the auction made from 700MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum was $1.96 billion, below the government's expectations.

• ACMA opens Digital Dividend auction

  The Australian government seeks to deliver more spectrum to the mobile industry with the Digital Dividend auction opening today, according to Andrew Kerans, executive manager for spectrum planning at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

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  Australia’s 700MHz auction unlikely to be a sell-out: analysts

  A portion of the waterfront 700MHz spectrum in Tuesday’s Digital Dividend auction could go unsold despite aggressive bidding expected from Telstra, according to mobile industry analysts.

• Telstra, Optus to trade credit rating points for spectrum: Moody's

  Bidding in next week’s Digital Dividend auction is crucial for Telstra and SingTel Optus to stay competitive even though it is likely to negatively impact their credit ratings, according to a financial analyst at Moody’s.

• What is the Digital Dividend?

  On 16 April, the Australian government will auction radio airwaves called spectrum to be used for 4G mobile services. Here’s Computerworld Australia's handy guide to this major wireless event.

• 2.5GHz band critical to meeting data demand: AMTA

  The 2.5GHz spectrum to be sold in the upcoming Digital Dividend auction will be critical to bolstering data capacity for 4G service in urban areas, according to the wireless industry and auction observers.

• Applications open for Digital Dividend

  Applications have opened for the Digital Dividend, with the auction to be held 16 April, 2013.

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  Optus trying to 'bargain' in the Digital Dividend, analyst says

  Optus is using all its bargaining chips to try and get the lowest possible price for the 700MHz spectrum on the Digital Dividend, according to an analyst.

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  Conroy sets Digital Dividend auction price, ups spectrum limits

  The government appears to have avoided a possibly low-revenue Digital Dividend auction with new rules issued today by the communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.

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  Half of Australians to go 4G by mid-2016: Telsyte

  In four years, 4G LTE devices could make up nearly half of all mobile connections in Australia, according to Telsyte research released today.

• ACMA to roll out spectrum auction system

  The Federal Government is moving forward with its plan to sell off Australia’s 700 MHz spectrum, with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) signalling its intention to source an auction system to allocate spectrum licences.