by Richard Handford
Myanmar aims to have released as much IMT spectrum by the end of 2021 as Japan and South Korea, its government said in a white paper. 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 Richard Handford
Blocking a merger between Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and TPG would not encourage competition, according to a ruling by the Federal Court of Australia. It would lead to TPG selling its spectrum assets, possibly to a larger rival. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
A demand by Belgium's communities and regions for a share of the proceeds from the country's planned 5G spectrum auction has stalled the process, prompting the regulator to offer short-term licences in the 3.6—3.8 GHz band. Read more...
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...