Nepal’s reformist government has attempted to shake up the country’s telecoms sector in its first three months in power, but much spectrum remains unassigned. Read more...

Grameenphone, Bangladesh’s largest mobile network operator (MNO), has started the country’s first deployment of 700 MHz frequencies, just as a rival MNO acquires spectrum in the same band in an unusual way. Read more...

EchoStar, which merged with Dish Networks and its subsidiaries in 2023, has offered to sell its remaining terrestrial spectrum by 2029. In exchange, it wants the US regulator to drop historic coverage obligations. Read more...

One consultant described the auction as a "missed opportunity," while another said it simply reflected the regulator's priorities. Read more...

Regulator NCEC has updated the national frequency allocation plan to support a future 700 MHz mobile award, while work to clear the band with Poland continues and nationwide release remains scheduled for end‑2026. Read more...

The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) wants to assign mobile spectrum in the 700 MHz band next year, following a recent award of 3.5 GHz frequencies and a major restack of its 4G allocations. Read more...

The contest finished in a single day with the award of 480 MHz of 4G and 5G frequencies in return for winning bids of 507 million USD. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom’s new regulatory framework enables spectrum licensed to mobile network operators to be used for satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services. Read more...

The European Union's spectrum policy advisory group has announced a timeline for its recommendations on the sub-700 MHz bands. Read more...

Lithuanian regulator RRT is preparing an auction of 700, 1500 and 2100 MHz spectrum. Read more...