In ACMA documents, the communications regulator said the online auction system would provide interfaces for the public, an auction manager and bidders and would likely integrate with the agency's existing systems.
Prior to the spectrum auction, a prototype of the system will be provided to ACMA staff for trials, training purposes and mock auctions prior to the actual spectrum auction.
The auction for the 700MHz spectrum, referred to as the 'Digital Dividend' by the government, is expected to take place in the second half of 2012.
According to ACMA, the allocation of spectrum licences in the 2.5GHz band may take place in the same auction.
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The advancement of the 700MHz spectrum auction is unlikely to be welcomed over at the CSIRO, which is .
However, Optus has already jumped the gun, announcing in July that to deploy 3G mobile services at 972 sites across regional and remote Australia.
At the time, Optus products and delivery managing director, Andrew Buay, said the release of the regional spectrum, in advance of expected new spectrum allocations in the 700MHz and 2.5GHz bands in the coming years, would help the telco increase competition in the regional communications market.