Optus Current Spectrum Holdings – Post Auction
Spectrum 700MHz 900Mz 1800 MHz 2.1GHz
Optus 10 MHz national 8.4 MHz nationally 15 MHz in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide. 20 MHz in all 8 Australian capitals and 5 MHz in Regional areas
Purpose 4G 2G/3G 2G/LTE 3G
Date of expiry 31/12/2029** 15/06/2013 17/06/2013 11/10/2017
Renewal Spectrum licence Apparatus licence, rolling Spectrum licence* Spectrum licence*
  annual renewal
* The 15-year spectrum licences used by Australian mobile network operators will progressively expire from 2013. The Australian Government is currently running a process that will lead to the re-issue of expiring spectrum licences and has issued a Ministerial Pricing Direction on a per MHz/Pop basis that will apply to 2017.
** To be confirmed once licences issued.

Optus Current Spectrum Holdings – Post Auction
Spectrum 2.1GHz 2.3GHz 2.5GHz 3.5GHz
Optus Up to 10 MHz in Regional and Remote areas at more than 1000 sites. 91 MHz in Sydney & Melbourne; 98 MHz in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth; 70 MHz in Canberra 20MHz nationally (with exception of the Mid West Radio Quiet Zone) 100 MHz in Melbourne; 96.5 MHz in Sydney; 65 MHz in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra
Purpose 3G 4G/LTE- TDD 4G Possible 4G
Date of expiry 5/08/2015 23/07/2015 30/09/2029** 13/12/2015
Renewal Apparatus licence, rolling renewal, usually 5 years Spectrum licence* Spectrum licence Spectrum licence*
* The 15-year spectrum licences used by Australian mobile network operators will progressively expire from 2013. The Australian Government is currently running a process that will lead to the re-issue of expiring spectrum licences and has issued a Ministerial Pricing Direction on a per MHz/Pop basis that will apply to 2017.
** To be confirmed once licences issued.