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The UK’s independent spectrum advisor, Kip Meek, has affirmed that the prevalent circumstances have thwarted the chances of the country hosting a spectrum auction in 2010.

The spectrum auction that was initially scheduled for 2008 had an offering for mobile service providers - where they had an opportunity to not only diversify their 3G services, but also to provide access to their GenNext broadband services even in remote locations of the country. According to Meek, discrepancies and legal issues in the industry have not only delayed the spectrum auction, but obscured the current roadmap as well.

Meek also observed that the general elections and the vital decision-making have clashed, thanks to the industry’s dilly-dallying with no resolution to this issue for a long time. At an eForum speech at Westminster, on the ‘digital switch-over‘ Meek referred to the current issue of spectrum ownership and auction as a ‘policy-making orphan’. The issue was of no interest to the political parties seeking votes in the general elections this year.

Notwithstanding the fact that the spectrum issue was non-political and controversial in nature, Meek has urged the political leaders and decision makers to focus on the issue saying that he that he had a vision for the future. He prophesized that the innovations in the years to come would be centred on TV and mobile technology, and that Digital Britain, UK, has all the makings of becoming the next big player in the GenNext mobile technology space. Click best mobile broadband UK for the latest information.