Bidding in Germany’s ongoing auction of mobile spectrum reached €2.11 billion on Monday with airwaves in the 900 MHz band continuing to attract the biggest offers.
The highest bid in six of the seven available 900 MHz lots exceeded the €100 million mark, regulatory body Bundesnetzagentur reported, sharing figures from round 42 of the contest that has been running since Wednesday.
Incumbent Deutsche Telekom is currently the highest bidder for three 900 MHz blocks, having pledged a total of €312.7 million.
Deutsche Telekom is also the highest bidder overall, having submitted offers totalling €833.2 million for spectrum in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz and unpaired 1.5 GHz bands.
Vodafone is close behind with bids of €775.2 million in all four bands, while Telefonica, which is not competing in the 1.5 GHz band, has pledged €503.4 million.
