The Hungarian telecoms regulator National Communications Authority (NHH) yesterday extended the deadline for submitting bids in a tender to allow new mobile operators to enter the local market, reports Portfolio.hu, the new deadline has been pushed back by eight days to 28 November.
The NHH is hoping two or more new mobile operators could enter the Hungarian market and be awarded frequency use authorisations for a period 15 years. It said a dozen companies have purchased the tender documentations so far, although it stopped short of giving names.
The regulator is looking to place five licences for wireless services in the 26GHz band in a bid to drive broadband access across the country. “This range could play a crucial role in the development of the internal infrastructure of mobile operators and other market players as well as large corporations for example; furthermore, it could contribute to expanding current levels of wireless broadband internet coverage in Hungary,” the NHH has said.