Australian operators Optus and Telstra have secured spectrum in the 850/900 MHz band, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said in a statement.
ACMA said that all 16 lots available in the spectrum auction were allocated. The allocation raised a total of AUD2.09 billion ($1.4 billion).
The regulator said Optus secured 12 lots of 900MHz spectrum for AUD1.48 billion, while Telstra won four lots of 850MHz spectrum for AUD616 million.
