PolicyTracker can reveal details of Italy's auction of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 3.6–3.8 GHz and 26.5-27.5 GHz bands, which the government is expected to agree on today. Read more...

Further trials in the 3.7 GHz band in Germany are on the way, says chief technology and innovation officer Claudia Nemat. Read more...

The Indian regulator is planning an auction of spectrum in nine bands. Given the mobile industry's current "cash crunch", such an auction isn't likely to spark much interest, one telecoms consultant said. Read more...

Franz Ziegelwanger of Austrian regulator RTR, who is leading the RSPG’s work on spectrum for programme making and special events (PMSE), told last week's RSPG workshop in Warsaw that the release of the 700 MHz band for mobile use in Europe could necessitate the allocation of a dedicated block of spectrum… Read more...

Top US regulator Michael O'Rielly has said that the US should have a larger role in the leadership of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Read more...

Senior representatives from Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone called on the European Commission’s radio spectrum advisory body to open up peer reviews, following waning European institutional support for mandatory reviews. Read more...

Poland’s regulator UKE is mulling plans to sell spectrum in the 450 MHz band, but critics of the process claim the spectrum has been undervalued. Read more...

Members of the European Parliament voted yesterday evening on their position on the European Commission's proposed Electronic Communications Code (ECC), adding a surprising compromise. Read more...

New research shows large numbers of 5G trials taking place, with 28 GHz the most popular band. However, overall, operators are spending less on network infrastructure. Read more...

Recent articles have suggested concern in the US that CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) is fragmenting the 3.5 GHz band and compromising its ability to provide 5G services. Some feel this will place the US at a disadvantage in the race to deploy 5G. But is this true? Read more...