The Czech Republic's 5G auction concluded last week after several delays over the last two years. It seems not to have achieved its aim of introducing a fourth national competitor into the mobile market. Read more...

It's not clear why the prices in Israel's 700 MHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz auction were noticeably asymmetric, but it could be due to the differing values of spectrum lots or the use of the combinatorial clock auction (CCA) format. Read more...

Austria's second 5G auction, which was postponed due to COVID-19, was completed this week, bringing in proceeds of almost €202 million.  Read more...

The UK has completed the four-year process of clearing spectrum previously used by broadcasting ahead of auctioning it to mobile network operators (MNOs) early next year.  Read more...

Malaysia is to close 3G ahead of 2G, an unusual move for Asia where the priority has typically been to shut down the older technology first. Read more...

Czech regulator CTU has launched an auction of spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands and a consultation on another 5G band, 24.25—27.5 GHz. Mobile operators have criticised the auction terms, claiming they could violate EU competition rules. Read more...

High spectrum prices and slow migration to digital broadcasting may slow the rollout of 5G networks in South Africa, mobile operators say. Read more...

Four out of the five participants were successful in Luxembourg’s first spectrum auction, paying a total of €41.3 million. Read more...

Ofcom is sticking to its initial plan of auctioning 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz frequencies despite concerns raised by mobile operators over the award process.  Read more...

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said it's preparing to publish invitations to bid for spectrum for a wholesale open access network and mobile services. Read more...