The Venezuelan regulator has launched a brief consultation on how best to use the 2.6 GHz band in future. Several Venezuelan operators were previously issued with WiMAX licences in the band and in mid-2007 Movilmax launched commercial operations, passing 10,000 WiMAX subscribers in 2011. In April 2012 Movilmax announced it had scrapped… Read more...

The Australian regulator is seeking the views of interested stakeholders to inform its development of a longer term spectrum management strategy for the 1800 MHz band. In view of the increasing demand for access to spectrum in the 1800 MHz band from various industry sectors, the ACMA is developing a strategy… Read more...

Swedish regulator PTS is consulting stakeholders on the structure of the auction it plans to hold in the 1800 MHz band. The auction will begin on November 10, 2010. Anyone who wants to participate in the auction must submit a written application and a bank guarantee to PTS by October… Read more...

The Slovakian regulator has launched a consultation on the upcoming electronic auction procedure for spectrum in the 800, 1800 and 2600 MHz bands. Its proposals include a spectrum cap of 2 x 15.2 MHz per operator in the 1800 MHz band, which would exclude the country's existing operators - all… Read more...

The Indian regulator has issued a consultation concerning the valuation and reserve price of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz band. The licences for these bands expire in December 2015 and early 2016. TRAI intends to hold an auction of the bands at least 18 months before the licences expire. To… Read more...

The Jamaican spectrum regulator is consulting on its policy paper that calls for an aggregate spectrum cap ahead of its 700 MHz auction for mobile services. The regulator intends to impose an aggregate cap of 80 MHz for operators bidding in the forthcoming auction. The cap covers all mobile spectrum… Read more...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched a consultation on its planned auction of spectrum in seven bands, due to be held early next year. The key issues tackled are valuation and reserve pricing for the bands being auctioned as well as the amount of spectrum to be… Read more...

The Norwegian telecommunications regulator has issued a consultation on the auction rules for its forthcoming spectrum auction for the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The regulator is considering publishing all of the data related to the auction after it has been completed, including the identities of bidders.… Read more...

This is the second of three consultation papers the Australian regulator is publishing on developing a spectrum management strategy for the 1800 MHz band. The ACMA is seeking the views of stakeholders, particularly prospective licensees, on the current and possible future licensing arrangements in the 1800 MHz band. To aid stakeholders… Read more...

The French Ministry of the Interior has issued a Request for Information regarding the construction of a new PPDR national broadband radio network. The consultation is wide-ranging but includes questions for stakeholders regarding the spectrum that will be used to support the network. The government has already agreed to reserve… Read more...