French regulator ARCEP plans to launch the allocation process for frequencies in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands before the end of this year. Read more...

South African regulator ICASA sticks to its hybrid auction plan, with several key changes. Read more...

Denmark’s auction of 2.6 GHz spectrum came to an end today with four bidders paying a combined €136 million for 2 x 70 MHz of paired FDD spectrum and 45 MHz of unpaired TDD spectrum. Read more...

The first part of Denmark’s 2.6 GHz auction has come to an end with the country’s four existing mobile operators each winning licenses. Read more...

The Dutch 2.6 GHZ auction came to an end yesterday afternoon with five bidders acquiring 130 MHz of the 190 MHz on the block, all of it paired. The bidders paid a total of just over €2.6 million. Read more...

The first part of the Dutch 2.6 GHz auction has come to a close with telecoms regulator Agentschap Telecom announcing five winning bidders. Read more...

As the Dutch market-driven 2.6 GHz auction draws to a close what does the Norwegian experience tell us about harmonising spectrum allocations? Read more...

Thanks to restrictions which ensure the bulk of spectrum is reserved for newcomers to the local telecoms market, the upcoming Dutch 2.6 GHz auction has attracted nine bidders. Read more...

With auctioning of 2.6 GHz in the UK getting pushed further and further back, government and regulators are being urged to sell the 50 MHz central block of TDD spectrum which could be used for WiMAX. Read more...

A likely Competition Commission investigation, a new threat of legal action and a forthcoming general election means the release of this crucial band – originally planned for 2007 – may not happen until 2011 or 2012. Read more...