The creation of Digital Nasional Berhard (DNB), the country’s state-backed 5G open access network, lacked transparency, said newly elected Anwar Ibrahim. Read more...

The Fédération Française des Télécoms (FFTélécoms) has outlined a number of measures that could help the sector save five per cent of its energy consumption in 2023. Read more...

Could the award provide additional stimulus for the launch of Turkey’s much-awaited spectrum auction? Read more...

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has given China Unicom permission to refarm its spectrum in the 900 MHz band for 5G. This is traditionally an IMT band that supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks. Read more...

Revenue from the multiband auction was nowhere near the expected €700 million, with the country's fourth operator choosing not to take part. Read more...

Estonia's regulator has completed its second 5G spectrum auction this year, with 700 MHz spectrum secured by three mobile operators. It now plans to put 26 GHz band spectrum up for sale in 2023. Read more...

Industry group Digital Poland has called on the country’s authorities to make the 3.6 GHz band available to Polish mobile operators on a temporary basis before the much-delayed 5G spectrum auction is launched. Read more...

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) auctioned eleven blocks of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. Airtel, Millicom, Viettel and Vodacom were the successful bidders. Read more...

Turkey's transport and infrastructure minister Adil Karaismailoğlu has unveiled plans to launch the country's much-anticipated 5G spectrum auction in 2023. Read more...

A new report from mobile industry association the GSMA says the three Asian countries need to release more mid-band spectrum and develop their IMT spectrum roadmaps for 2025-2030. Read more...