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26 GHz band auction results

The ACMA conducted the 26 GHz band spectrum auction in April 2021.

There were 5 winning bidders in the auction. The winning prices are as follows.

Winning bidder

Total number of lots won

Winning price

Dense Air Australia Pty Ltd

2

$28,689,900

Mobile JV Pty Ltd

86

$108,186,700

Optus Mobile Pty Ltd

116

$226,203,100

Pentanet Limited

4

$7,986,200

Telstra Corporation Limited

150

$276,576,200

The auction was conducted over 2 stages. The following generic lots of a product in each region were allocated to winning bidders in the primary stage of the auction.

Product name

No. of lots allocated

 

Dense Air

Mobile JV

Optus

Pentanet

Telstra

Adelaide

0

3

4

0

5

Canberra

0

3

4

0

5

Darwin

0

3

4

0

5

Greater Brisbane/Lismore

0

3

4

0

5

Melbourne/Ballarat

1

2

4

0

5

Sydney/Bathurst

1

2

4

0

5

Albany

0

3

4

0

5

Albury

0

3

4

0

5

Armidale

0

3

4

0

5

Bendigo

0

3

4

0

5

Bundaberg/Hervey Bay

0

3

4

0

5

Cairns

0

3

4

0

5

Coffs Harbour

0

3

4

0

5

Forster/Tuncurry

0

3

4

0

5

Launceston

0

3

4

0

5

Mackay

0

3

4

0

5

Mildura

0

3

4

0

5

Port Macquarie

0

3

4

0

5

Rockhampton

0

3

4

0

5

Shepparton/Mooroopna

0

3

4

0

5

Townsville

0

3

4

0

5

Traralgon/Morwell

0

3

4

0

5

Wagga Wagga

0

3

4

0

5

Warrnambool

0

3

4

0

5

Greater Perth Lower

0

1

8

0

10

Greater Perth Upper

0

3

0

2

0

Hobart Lower

0

3

6

0

10

Hobart Upper

0

3

0

0

0

Margaret River Lower

0

3

6

0

10

Margaret River Upper

0

3

0

2

0

The assignment stage of the auction allocated specific frequency ranges to the spectrum won in the primary stage. The following frequency ranges have been assigned to lots allocated to each winning bidder:

Product

Product name

Frequency assigned (MHz)

 

 

Dense Air

Mobile JV

Optus

Pentanet

Telstra

ADEL01

Adelaide

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700 

CANB01

Canberra

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

DARW01

Darwin

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

GBRL01

Greater Brisbane/Lismore

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

MELB01

Melbourne/Ballarat

25500–25700

25100–25500

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

SYBA01

Sydney/Bathurst

25500–25700

25100–25500

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

ALAN01

Albany

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

ALUR01

Albury

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

ARMI01

Armidale

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

BEND01

Bendigo

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

BNHB01

Bundaberg/Hervey Bay

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

CAIR01

Cairns

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

COFF01

Coffs Harbour

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

FRTC01

Forster/Tuncurry

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

LAUN01

Launceston

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

MACK01

Mackay

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

MILD01

Mildura

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

PTMC01

Port Macquarie

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

ROCK01

Rockhampton

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

SHMO01

Shepparton/Mooroopna

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

TOWN01

Townsville

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

TRMO01

Traralgon/Morwell

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

WAGA01

Wagga Wagga

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

WARR01

Warrnambool

n/a

25100–25700

26700–27500

n/a

25700–26700

GPER01

Greater Perth Lower

n/a

26900–27000

26100–26900

n/a

25100–26100

GPER02

Greater Perth Upper

n/a

27000–27300

n/a

27300–27500

n/a

HOBA01

Hobart Lower

n/a

26700–27000

25100–25700

n/a

25700–26700

HOBA02

Hobart Upper

n/a

27000–27300

n/a

n/a

n/a

MARG01

Margaret River Lower

n/a

26700–27000

25100–25700

n/a

25700–26700

MARG02

Margaret River Upper

n/a

27000–27300

n/a

27300–27500

n/a

 

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