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Iraqi regulator suspends MNO and plans to reallocate its spectrum to new entrant
Aug 19, 2026
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Iraqi regulator, the CMC, has decided to suspend the operations of Korek Telecom, which is active in the country's northern Kurdistan region. Read more...

Indonesia completes major sale of 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum
Aug 03, 2026
by Richard Handford

Indonesia’s mobile operators are to pay IDR 29.9 trillion ($1.69 billion) over the next decade for new frequencies following the country’s most significant auction in recent years. Read more...

Lithuania raises €29m from multiband auction
Jul 16, 2026
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Lithuania's three mobile network operators (MNOs) have secured spectrum in the 700 MHz, 1500 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. Read more...

Spectrum standoff prompts Nepal regulator’s departure
Jul 14, 2026
by Richard Handford

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...

Bangladeshi MNO starts using 700 MHz as rival acquires frequencies
Jun 30, 2026
by Richard Handford

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 wants to sell thousands of licences in exchange for FCC waivers
Jun 09, 2026
by Cameron Hill

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...

Brazil auctions regional licences in 700 MHz band 
May 15, 2026
by Camilla Mina

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

Ukraine updates frequency plan to prepare 700 MHz assignment
Apr 07, 2026
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

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...

Cambodia targets 2027 for 700 MHz auction
Mar 26, 2026
by Richard Handford

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...

Pakistan raises over $500m in spectrum auction
Mar 18, 2026
by Richard Handford

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...