At WRC-23, the mobile industry will highlight the coverage benefits of mobile in the UHF band but one recent study suggests demand is increasing in Europe for PMSE spectrum—most of which is in this band. And PMSE users say the use of the 600 MHz band for mobile in the… Read more...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered closer cooperation between the Polish and Ukrainian regulators. Read more...

South African regulator ICASA has completed its auction of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. Read more...

The government and mobile network operators (MNOs) have agreed on a deal but questions remain about how the single wholesale network will work in practice. Read more...

Moscow’s embrace of 4.8—4.99 GHz for 5G clashes with Kyiv’s plan to use the 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz bands. Read more...

Slovak regulator the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RÚ) is aiming to launch an auction of 3.6 GHz spectrum between February and March 2022. Read more...

The Belgian regulator BIPT has published a call for candidates for a long-awaited 5G auction that could open the door for a fourth mobile network operator (MNO) or enterprise network provider. Read more...

Estonia has had to revise its spectrum auction plans as it has not reached an agreement with Russia yet over using C-band spectrum for 5G. Read more...

South African regulator ICASA said it intends to move ahead with its planned auction of high-demand spectrum this year despite an emergency request from the mobile network operator (MNO) to halt the proceedings. Read more...

North Macedonia has put 5G frequencies up for sale while an operator in neighbouring Serbia accuses the country's government of obstructing the assignment of spectrum. Read more...