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WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2006 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com
DBS operators in the United States have taken an aggressive approach to the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum auction currently being held by the FCC, according to ABI Research.
A consortium called Wireless DBS qualified as a bidder; it includes EchoStar, DirecTV, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, and Charles Ergen as interested parties. However the DBS operators' bids, although initially among the highest submitted, were largely unsuccessful, and Wireless DBS has dropped out of the bidding. This disappointment, the research firm noted, has put a damper on plans for the satellite players to launch their own mobile service based on WiMAX and will likely pave the way for a partnership for WiMAX with an operator such as Clearwire. If that proves to be the case, it will represent a significant shot in the arm for the already vibrant WiMAX sector, ABI Research added.
"The DBS operators are looking at how they can utilize wireless spectrum for two-way data services as well as mobile voice services," says principal analyst Michael Arden. "The development of a mobile service connected to satellite-video service ...