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Australian MNO launches satellite D2D with Starlink
Jun 17, 2025
by Richard Handford

Telstra is taking on the third major commercial launch of a satellite direct-to-device service in partnership with Starlink. Read more...

North Macedonia prepares spectrum sale with third market entrant in mind
May 16, 2025
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

North Macedonia’s regulator hopes to add a third mobile operator to the national market when it assigns spectrum licences in the 700 MHz, 1800 MHz and 3.6 GHz bands. Read more...

Operators disagree with Ofcom’s annual licence fees
Apr 09, 2025
by Laura Sear

Ofcom is likely to go ahead with proposed changes to the annual licence fees (ALFs) for the 900MHz, 1800MHz, and 2100MHz spectrum bands. BT, VM/O2, Vodafone and Three disagree with the regulator's plans. Read more...

Thailand set for more modest multiband auction
Feb 20, 2025
by Richard Handford

The country has a history of expensive auctions but this year’s proposed sale of frequencies in six bands promises to be a more restrained affair. Read more...

New Zealand mobile operator launches satellite direct-to-device with Starlink
Feb 03, 2025
by Richard Haas

The first major commercial launch reveals the possibilities and limitations of re-using terrestrial spectrum from space. Read more...

UK sandbox tests dynamic spectrum assignment system
Jan 23, 2025
by Laura Sear

A consortium led by Queen Mary University of London is working on a dynamic spectrum assignment system for the 3.8—4.2 GHz and 1800 MHz bands. Read more...

UK regulator proposes lower annual licence fees
Jan 09, 2025
by Laura Sear

The proposed changes include reductions for the 900 and 1800 MHz bands offset by an increase for the 2100 MHz band—resulting in an overall projected annual reduction of £40 million ($49 million).  Read more...

Australia’s competition watchdog backs sharing pact
Sep 23, 2024
by Richard Handford

The ACCC has given the go-ahead to network and spectrum-sharing agreements between Optus and TPG Telecom, the country’s second and third largest MNOs. Read more...

India raises modest $1.35 billion in auction
Jul 03, 2024
by Richard Handford

The two-day contest raised INR 113.4 billion ($1.35 billion), a significant sum of money although by India's standards a muted affair focused on legacy spectrum bands. Read more...

Pakistan aims to release much more IMT spectrum in 2024
May 17, 2024
by Richard Handford

Pakistan intends to auction 300 MHz of mid-band 4G and 5G spectrum this year—perhaps as much as 610 MHz, according to Mudassar Naveed, director general of strategy & development at the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Read more...