Appendix 1 - Comparison of Cellular Spectrum Holdings
Cellular Operators with around a Million Subscribers (a Quarter of New Zealand's Population)
| Cellular operator |
Subscribers |
800-900 MHz
(paired) |
1800-1900 MHz
(paired) |
IMT2000 -3G
(paired) |
Total cellular spectrum (paired) |
| Alliant Canada |
715,493 |
12.5 |
5 |
- |
17.5 |
| Finnet Finland |
830,000 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
42.6 |
| Telia Denmark |
1,146,667 |
7.2 |
14.2 |
15 |
36.4 |
| Sonofon Denmark |
1,284,443 |
8.8 |
19.2 |
15 |
43 |
| O2 Ireland |
1,602,000 |
7.5 |
14.4 |
15 |
36.9 |
| Netcom Norway |
1,651,000 |
14.2 |
16.4 |
15 |
45.6 |
| Orange Nederland |
1,914,000 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
30 |
| Elisa Finland |
1,962,101 |
18.8 |
15.6 |
14.8 |
49.2 |
| Hutchison Hong Kong |
1,971,000 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
14.8 |
37.8 |
| Vodafone Ireland |
2,047,000 |
7.5 |
14.4 |
15 |
36.9 |
| Telfort Netherlands |
2,332,000 |
5 |
17.4 |
10 |
32.4 |
| NZ Communications New Zealand |
- |
- |
10 |
potential access to 15 (via Hautaki Ltd) |
10 |
| TelstraClear New Zealand |
- |
- |
25 |
15 |
40 |
| Telecom New Zealand |
1,808,000 |
20 |
25
(unusable under current technology) |
15
(unusable under current technology) |
60
(40 is unusable under current technology) |
| Vodafone New Zealand |
2,024,000 |
22.5 |
15 |
15 |
52.5 |
Sources: Network Strategies (2006); MED (2007)
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