Six operators in bid for LTE

The LTE internet auction has been launched on Tuesday, the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) informed. Included are Orange Polska, P4 (Play), T-Mobile Polska, Hubb Investments, Polkomtel (Plus) and NetMet in bidding and the starting price is PLN 1.6 billion. "The auction may bring up to PLN 3 billion," Witold Tomaszewski from Telepolis.pl website predicts. Every operator is bidding for a 800 MHz frequency band coming from the so called digital dividend which includes frequencies derived after the digitization of Polish television. Long Term Evolution (4G LTE)  is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.