by Dugie Standeford
In the long history of spectrum assignment, auctions are a relatively new arrival, having begun in earnest around the start of the new millennium. Why did they become the new normal? Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Incentive auctions, in which spectrum holders are encouraged to relinquish their frequencies in return for a share of the proceeds, remain unique to the United States. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Over the past 20 years academics and economists have attempted to answer the question: are auction fees passed onto end-users in the form of higher pricing? Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Use our Auctions Tracker to see progress in upcoming auctions and review recent assignments. You can search by band, country, region and status. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
The past 12 months has seen the leading economies wrestling with a new policy issue—satellite direct-to-device services—as well as assigning mid-band spectrum and finalising positions on 6 GHz. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Common issues for national administrations are assigning mid-band spectrum, renewing expiring licences and taking measures to encourage sharing in new and existing licences. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
The most popular approach in the leading economies is to make the lower portion of 6 GHz available for unlicensed use while leaving the upper range for IMT. However, policies are still developing, particularly in Brazil, the UK, India and Japan. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Most leading economies are continuing to make spectrum available for local 5G private networks using a variety of bands and approaches. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Germany has decided to extend 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz licences until 2030, after which they will be auctioned alongside other expiring bands. This leaves the country's new fourth operator without any sub-1 GHz spectrum. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Industry consolidation is opening up a multi-orbit strategy for satellite operators, while regulators continue to grapple with satellite-direct-to-device service as more companies are attracted to it. WRC-23 saw a split in the satellite industry between GEO and LEO operators over interference. Read more...