Brazilian regulator Anatel has made spectrum available for 5G at 39.5-40 GHz and 2300-2400 MHz and is considering additional bands - but not 28 GHz. Read more...

Brazilian regulator Anatel also has to ensure that the technology does not cause interference to the many satellite TV receive-only earth stations in the country. Read more...

Brazilian regulator Anatel sold just 5,479 out of 20,000 regional spectrum licences made available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the end of last year. Read more...

Revenues fell far below the government's targets for the band. Read more...

The Chilean 700 MHz auction was the first in the band in South America but does not yet appear to be the drop that starts the waterfall. Read more...

Brazilian broadcasters' association ABERT has questioned the methodology and findings of a GSMA-commissioned report that purports to show that LTE and TV can co-exist in the 700 MHz band. Read more...

Two inter-American proposals propose different approaches to the coveted 470-698 MHz band. Read more...

Anatel published a decree in the country's official gazette yesterday (13 November) that confirms its plan to allocate the 700 MHz band for mobile broadband. Read more...

Amid continuing debates about how to improve the country's telecoms infrastructure, Brazil is gradually developing a plan for switching the 700 MHz band to mobile use. Read more...

Brazilian regulator Anatel has ruled that MMDS operators who previously held the whole of the 2500-2690 MHz band should receive compensation of 314 million reals ($151 million). Read more...