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Brazil builds unique conditions into 450 MHz and 2.6 GHz auctions
The Brazilian regulator Anatel has come up with some novel licensing conditions for an April auction of 450 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum, which it hopes will help bring the Internet to the rural poor and encourage equipment vendors to manufacture in Brazil.
Ofcom prepares extra spectrum for “biggest media event in history”
UK regulator Ofcom has published an update on its plans to provide the large amount of extra spectrum which is expected to be required for the London Olympic Games later this year.
Mobile operators press for paired spectrum in 2 GHz band
European spectrum regulators have been too quick to dismiss the idea of pairing 1900–1920 MHz with 2090–2110 MHz to extend mobile broadband services, several operators say.
450 MHz band attracts increasing attention worldwide
Although the spectrum bands generating the most interest at present are those at 700 and 800 MHz – the so-called digital dividend – the 400 MHz band is also starting to attract a great deal of interest from regulators and operators around the world.
Brussels questions Hungarian regulator’s spectrum licensing decision
A recent licensing decision by the Hungarian spectrum regulator has sparked fears, including from the European Commission, that the government is edging away from democratic principles. The National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) dismissed the criticism as “sheer political provocation”. Meanwhile, the state could become the country’s fourth mobile operator following a 900 MHz auction.
