Qualcomm has spent 8.3 million pounds ($16.2 million) buying 40 MHz of L-band spectrum in the U.K., which the company could use for its MediaFLO mobile television or other two-way wireless data services. The spectrum is prime for just about any technology. It is assumed though that Qualcomm will deploy its proprietary MediaFLO mobile TV service on the spectrum. This is of course if the European Union allows it.
In the U.K. the European Union is pushing for all carriers to adopt the DVB-H mobile TV standard. As we have seen in the past, what the EU says goes as far as mobile standards, so they might not allow MediaFLO to be deployed. They did say though, that they would allow the winner of the spectrum to deploy whatever they want, and that included MediaFLO.
“Qualcomm has a long history of innovation and creating new technology markets, Acquiring this spectrum will enable us to develop, test and explore a variety of innovative wireless services and technologies that will benefit European consumers and the wireless industry as a whole.” said Andrew Gilbert, executive vice president of Qualcomm.
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