by Richard Handford
e& is a telecoms group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and operating in 38 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Central/Eastern Europe. Its activities include fixed, mobile, digital and enterprise services. In 2022, the company rebranded from the Etisalat Group to e&, standing for “Etisalat and”.… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Deutsche Telekom is an integrated telecoms company operating in Europe and the US. The operator, which is investing heavily in 5G, has called on the European Commission to adopt more investment-friendly spectrum management policies. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
AT&T provides wireless services in the US and Mexico. Recently the operator has called for radical reform of the US's CBRS sharing framework to free up more mid-band spectrum for exclusive licensing. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Australia has launched a debate on the 600 MHz band while Saudi Arabia has assigned it already. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The release of 600 MHz frequencies for 4G and 5G is sometimes called the second digital dividend. But for many European countries it will be the third. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Incentive auctions, in which spectrum holders are encouraged to relinquish their frequencies in return for a share of the proceeds, remain unique to the United States. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Canada typically auctions licensed spectrum on a regional basis, most recently in the November 2023 award of spectrum in the 3.8 GHz range. It has opened the full 6 GHz band for unlicensed use and is implementing a non-competitive licensing (NCL) framework across several bands in support of localised private… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is a leading integrated telecoms company. It remains focused on its goal of becoming the "leading digital telco" through the convergence of its fixed and mobile networks. US subsidiary T-Mobile USA, the nation's second-largest mobile provider, says it has the US's first and largest nationwide 5G network.… Read more...
by Laura Sear
This note will be updated soon.WRC-23 will consider mobile use of a range of mid- and low-frequency ranges. Regional organisations have shaped the majority of their positions on these items. High-priority items are IMT use of the 3.3—3.8 GHz and 6 GHz ranges, mobile use of 3.6—3.8 GHz and the… Read more...
by Richard Haas
Brazilian mobile operators are working to roll out 5G, which has not yet seen wide adoption in the country. Meanwhile, the regulator ANATEL is consulting on various spectrum issues, including freeing up the 450 MHz band for utilities. Read more...