by Dugie Standeford
India expects to auction around 2200 MHz of spectrum over its 22 telecom "circles" (regions). But the high reserve prices could hamper interest and lead to a failed auction, analysts say. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Dutch telco KPN has won the right to continue operating digital terrestrial TV (DTT) in the 700 MHz band until 2030 after an unnamed second bidder pulled out of an auction for the licence. KPN is currently set to pay the costs of relocation and upgrading, despite the European Council’s… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) says it plans to launch an auction of spectrum in the the 700 MHz band in 2018. It has also now assigned all the spectrum sold in last year’s 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction to three of the country's mobile operators. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Moves to make the 470-694 MHz band available for digital terrestrial TV (DTT) in Europe when the 694-790 MHz band shifts to mobile are proceeding in coordination bodies and the European Parliament. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Speaking at the 11th annual European Spectrum Management Conference, Anthony Whelan of DG Connect said that spectrum policy is as political as ever. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
EU governments have tentatively agreed to open the 694-790 MHz band to mobile broadband services under technically harmonised conditions by 2020. Many say they'll do so before or by then, but several will miss the deadline or say the timing is unclear. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Under the terms of the approach, the final text of which still has to be agreed with the European Parliament, EU member states will have to open up the 694-790 MHz band to mobile broadband services under technically harmonised conditions by 2020. Broadcasters will have priority access to the sub-700… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
A document seen by PolicyTracker says there will be an EU-wide deadline of 2020 for moving Europe's broadcasters out of the 700 MHz band, but member states will be able to apply for a two-year extension under certain circumstances. Read more...
by David Yip
After refusing to take part in the digital dividend auction in 2013, Vodafone has now offered the Australian government A$594.3 million (€384 million) for a 700 MHz licence. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The plus-or-minus two years’ leeway around the 2020 deadline for broadcasters’ relocation to the lower UHF band is under discussion in the Council and likely to make it into law, said Pascal Lamy in an interview with PolicyTracker. He also said that contrary to the claims of some in the… Read more...