In relative terms the prices are much less than in Italy but one operator labelled the German 5G auction a "disaster" and legal action is ongoing over controversial coverage obligations. Read more...

Telcos may or may not face mandatory reorganisation of spectrum while regulator’s ambition for 5G in C-Band remains mired in litigation. Read more...

Mexico’s telecommunications regulator, IFT, has announced that in the recent 2.6 GHz auction the only two participants –AT&T and Telefónica– have paid 2.1 billion pesos ($113.4 million) for a total of 120 MHz.  Read more...

A research report from Canada's Scotiabank has accused Telefonica of obstructing spectrum auctions in Guatemala, contributing to a general shortage of assigned mobile spectrum in the region. Read more...

In its response to the UK regulator’s consultation on the auction of 3.5 GHz and 2.3 GHz spectrum, BT/EE said operators were not facing a capacity strain. Read more...

Telefonica has reached an agreement with the Peruvian government to renew its licences in the 850 and 1900 MHz bands for a further 18 years, but with stricter conditions. Read more...

A German court has ruled that the €8.4 billion paid by a Telefónica-led consortium for a 3G licence in August 2000 will not have to be repaid. Read more...

A German court has ruled that the €8.4 billion paid by a Telefónica-led consortium for a 3G licence in August 2000 will not have to be repaid. Read more...

Making any sort of prediction is notoriously difficult but given the dynamic and volatile nature of mobile telecommunications the task set for the Institute of Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) was bound to attract a mixed response. Read more...