by Laura Sear
Ofcom has confirmed its plan to auction spectrum access licences in the 26 and 40 GHz bands in major towns and cities. The timing of the auction will depend on the competition authority's decision on the proposed merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Virtual mobile operators are calling for a requirement to allow wholesale access to be enshrined in the country’s upcoming spectrum award. Read more...
by Laura Sear
Delegates at the recent 6G Symposium in the UK discussed converging mobile with Wi-Fi for 6G and adding non-terrestrial networks to the connectivity pot. Read more...
by Laura Sear
ComReg has extended temporary licences for 700 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum to prevent disruption and loss of service while awaiting a court decision on its delayed multi-band auction. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
UK's regulator Ofcom had hoped that the four-week negotiation stage included in its recent C-band spectrum auction would be enough to defragment the 3400—3800 MHz range. In the end, only one spectrum trading agreement was reached during those negotiations—so mobile operators are continuing to hold bilateral talks. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
PolicyTracker interviewed Luis López Jiménez, director of Regulation, Competition and Markets at Three UK, on the operator’s 5G advantage, its spectrum strategy and why a direct allocation would have made more sense. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Indian operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) is to phase out 3G while maintaining its 2G service, despite a competitor's call for all 2G users to be upgraded. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
UK regulator Ofcom has unveiled the rules for its upcoming spectrum auction, which will sell 80 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band along with the 120 MHz left in the 3.6—3.8 GHz band. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Lufthansa has unveiled two innovation projects to test out 5G private networks at Hamburg airport, claiming to be the first company outside Asia to operate a standalone 5G network in an industrial environment. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
A long-running row over 5G spectrum intensified last week when the mobile and industrial sector clashed again over access to the 3.5 GHz band. Read more...