(Telecompaper) The German spectrum auction for in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,500 MHz, and 1,800 MHz bands will start on 27 May of this year with the three participants: Telekom Deutschland, Vodafone Germany and Telefonica Deutschland, according to an announcement of the German network regulator BNA. The participants are all already active as mobile network operator in Germany. BNA president Jochen Homann expects that one of the results of the auction to be a speedier roll-out and more coverage of mobile broadband in Germany's rural regions. The total spectrum in the auction amounts to 270 MHz..