by Richard Handford
Although not hitting the heights of its infamous 2015 contest, Thailand’s sale of 5G spectrum still landed returns of THB 100.5 billion ($3.2 billion) and saw the arrival of two potential new market entrants. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the country's regulator, caused a stir by proposing a single, shared 5G network, following a consultation that did not mention such an approach. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Colombia held a multi-band LTE spectrum auction last month, but the new entrant to the country’s mobile market – Partners – has asked if it can return one of its licences because it says it accidentally bid too much for it. Read more...
by Richard Handford
It feels unusual for mobile network operators (MNOs) to be asking for less spectrum to be released rather than more, but that’s what is happening in Thailand ahead of its 5G auction in February. Read more...
by Richard Handford
More Asian countries are assigning the 700 MHz band for mobile broadband, although the process has taken such a long time that the frequencies are as likely to be used for 5G as they are for 4G. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Ivan Dimitrov, the president of Bulgaria’s regulator the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC), has announced that the institution plans to launch the procedure to assign 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz bands between April and June 2020. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Czech regulator the CTU is taking an unusual approach to a common dilemma for policymakers: how to enable LTE-based broadband for a country’s emergency services while capping potentially massive investment. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
South Africa has been trying to auction 700 MHz, 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum for years, but the plans have been derailed by political disagreements. Now the regulator says that it will soon reveal the process for licensing these in-demand bands. Are all systems finally go this time? Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The consultants hired by the Dutch government to auction licences in the 700, 1400 and 2100 MHz bands have proposed a hybrid SMRA/clock format for the country’s upcoming tender. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The country’s railway operator wants frequencies in the 700 MHz band for no charge, an optimistic request in a country where spectrum is often sold for eye-watering amounts. Read more...