Russia’s regulator, the State Commission of Radio Frequencies (SCRF), is preparing to launch an auction to sell 4.8-4.99 GHz spectrum for 5G in the coming months, with plans to put two blocks up for sale. Read more...

Finland and the Baltic States have also submitted a joint letter to the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau. Read more...

A group of European Union member states is calling on the European Commission to respond to ongoing interference with global satellite navigation systems (GNSS) that originates from Russia and Belarus. Read more...

Moscow appears to be responding to operators’ demands to provide them with other spectrum for 5G apart from the 4.8-4.99 GHz band. Read more...

Due to international sanctions, Moscow is forced to rely on locally produced equipment for 5G. Read more...

Russia’s Roscosmos says it will not use the band for satellite communication systems, so it can be made available to local operators. Read more...

Russia’s mobile operators are using discussions with the government about its "Data Economy" project to attempt to gain access to the 700 MHz band for 5G. Read more...

The European Union (EU) needs an ad hoc group that can deal with spectrum issues among its member states if there are security and sovereignty concerns about using CEPT, according to a consultants' study on the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme published by the European Commission. Read more...

The State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) wants to collect industry feedback as part of a new working group for operators. Read more...

RRT chair Jūratė Šovienė says the government has reserved "much more spectrum than necessary," including in bands earmarked for commercial use. Read more...