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...
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...
by Richard Haas
The first major commercial launch reveals the possibilities and limitations of re-using terrestrial spectrum from space. Read more...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Richard Haas
Licences for spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands will be extended for five years until 2030 when the spectrum will be awarded alongside other bands. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Much remains unknown about the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority's auction of 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum, but the fact that an auction was held is positive, says one spectrum expert. Read more...