by Dugie Standeford
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) had expected to start an auction procedure in March, but is now bogged down in a lawsuit with the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services amid plans for a wireless wholesale open access network (WOAN). One consultant doubts ICASA's process will ever… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
After the failed 2015 auction, which only ended after the government intervened, Poland's auditor says the law needs to change. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Ukraine’s telecoms regulator NKRZI is planning to assign spectrum in the 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands, with both award processes due to launch by the end of 2017. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has decided to extend the 2.6 GHz licence of local telecom Aero2 under a free Internet access (FIA) agreement. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
That is in spite of the Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services (DTPS) taking legal action against the regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), for initiating the auction “without consultation or prior notification to the government”. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) says it plans to launch an auction of spectrum in the the 700 MHz band in 2018. It has also now assigned all the spectrum sold in last year’s 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction to three of the country's mobile operators. Read more...
by David Yip
French regulator ARCEP is looking for organisations to conduct trials in the 2.6 GHz TDD and 3.5 GHz bands to help determine the best uses for them before an auction is held. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Polish minister of digitisation Anna Strezynska says the results of last year's 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction will stand, even though she considers the process was flawed. However, she does intend to reorganise regulation in the country. Read more...
by David Yip
A recently published report recommends releasing the 700 MHz band as well as bands above 2 GHz for mobile broadband use in six Gulf countries. Read more...
by David Yip
Brazilian regulator Anatel sold just 5,479 out of 20,000 regional spectrum licences made available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the end of last year. Read more...