Ofcom said it was also planning to launch a consultation on sharing in the 3.8-4.2 GHz band later this year. Read more...

Romanian regulator Ancom has released its draft action plan for 2018 which states that it wants to auction spectrum for 5G by the end of next year. Read more...

Further trials in the 3.7 GHz band in Germany are on the way, says chief technology and innovation officer Claudia Nemat. Read more...

The unanimous ATU (African Telecommunications Union) decision on 26 GHz at its 11-15 September meeting was broadly expected, said Ross Bateson, an advisor for mobile industry group the GSM Association. Read more...

Vodafone took Milan, while Telecom Italia and Wind won the rights to hold trials in Prato and l’Aquila and Bari and Matera respectively. Read more...

  Ofcom also supports truncating the 66-76 GHz band to focus on 66-71 GHz for international 5G study and setting the same technical conditions for the three bands falling within 37-43.5 GHz. Read more...

  Poland’s telecoms regulator UKE is in talks with its counterparts in Russia and Ukraine on releasing spectrum for 5G in the 700 MHz band, but its priority is to allocate the 2.3-2.4 GHz and 3.4-3.8 GHz bands for 5G rollout.   Read more...

The UK Spectrum Policy Forum’s mobile industry members say 5G deployment should be focused on globally harmonised bands but also think mobile services could be deployed at 28, 32 and 40 GHz. Read more...

 Rupert Pearce, chief executive of Inmarsat, says that 5G will consist of “spectrum coalitions” to deliver heterogeneous networks. Read more...

German regulator BNetzA has issued a spectrum plan that calls for examination of the frequency range at European level and industry association the GSA says Sweden has voiced support for 28 GHz. Meanwhile UK regulator Ofcom is expected to make a call for input on the 26 GHz band in… Read more...