The two Asia-Pacific countries recently awarded spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band without using an auction, albeit for different reasons. Read more...

Sweden’s regulator PTS has revealed more details on two upcoming spectrum auctions, which will assign spectrum for local use in the 3.5 and 26 GHz bands.  Read more...

Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu received the country’s first commercial local 5G licence, with others already following.  Read more...

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the country's regulator, caused a stir by proposing a single, shared 5G network, following a consultation that did not mention such an approach.  Read more...

The possibility of acquiring their own localised 5G spectrum is attracting the attention of well-known Japanese companies, although not solely from the sector one might expect.  Read more...

Singapore's regulator IMDA has changed its mind on the size of the guard band needed to protect satellite operators in the 3.5 GHz band.  Read more...

Japan will be near the forefront of the movement to assign spectrum for use by industry verticals when it makes 28 GHz frequencies available this year.  Read more...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to announce which millimetre wave (mmWave) bands the country will use for 5G by December 2019, with 26 GHz the obvious candidate.  Read more...

High altitude platforms (HAPS) are crucial for affordable broadband connectivity backhaul, particularly in the developing world, says consultant H. Sama Nwana. Read more...

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore’s regulator, wants to assign the 3.5 GHz, 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands for a 5G launch in 2020, although like other ASEAN countries, it admits there is a problem in freeing up the C-band soon enough.  Read more...