If approved the current mobile licenses will be extended up to 40 years. Read more...

Iceland's regulator ECOI has renewed licences in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands for the three Icelandic operators. Read more...

After a six-week, 310-round process, Croatia's regulator HAKOM has awarded 5G spectrum at national level in the 800, 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands, and at regional level in the 3600 MHz band. Read more...

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has given China Unicom permission to refarm its spectrum in the 900 MHz band for 5G. This is traditionally an IMT band that supports 2G, 3G and 4G networks. Read more...

Hakom has set a deadline of 4 November for applications to take part in the auction. Read more...

BNetzA's new position paper presents a potentially significant change to the lower band licences. Read more...

3GPP Release 18 promises to deliver a next-generation 5G connection that will make extended reality (XR) and advanced Internet of Things (IoT) applications possible. Read more...

The bands need to be rearranged to make space for the fourth operator. Read more...

A new telecoms law has enabled the Swedish regulator to extend existing licences for the first time. Read more...

Celcom and Digi have agreed to divest 70 MHz of spectrum across three bands, among other measures, to gain regulatory approval for their proposed merger. Read more...