The new market player, Citymesh Mobile, secured spectrum in all the bands on offer and has joined forces with Romanian operator Digi to become a fully-fledged mobile operator. Read more...

Montenegro is likely to sell 5G spectrum before Serbia, its former partner in federation, which has struggled to launch its own auction. Read more...

The latest quarterly report from the European 5G Observatory shows that two-thirds of EU member states are using the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands for 5G as well as the "pioneer bands". Read more...

Lithuanian regulator the Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has announced a new auction of 5G spectrum, with the procedure expected to start in June. Read more...

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...