A disagreement over Europe’s Common Position for WRC-15 on the 2.7–2.9 GHz band pivots on whether the band really can be shared between mobile broadband and incumbent radar applications by segmenting the latter in the upper part of the band. Read more...

The Norwegian government has confirmed its plan to switch off FM radio in 2017. Read more...

Swedish regulator PTS believes the 2.7–2.9 GHz band is underused and should be jointly allocated to mobile at WRC-15. Read more...

Sweden is pressing ahead with plans to reallocate the 700 MHz band for mobile use and with a new approach to spectrum management that will place more emphasis on sharing. Read more...

The launch this week of the world’s first joint TD-LTE/FD-LTE network by Hutchison Telecoms International’s (HTI) Swedish subsidiary Hi3G looks set to be one of several such Chinese-owned networks in Europe. Read more...

The launch this week of the world’s first joint TD-LTE/FD-LTE network by Hutchison Telecoms International’s (HTI) Swedish subsidiary Hi3G looks set to be one of several such Chinese-owned networks in Europe. Read more...

The two-part auction of the remaining half of the 1800 MHz band in Sweden came to an end yesterday, leaving two operators with an equal share of the whole band. Read more...

The two-part auction of the remaining half of the 1800 MHz band in Sweden came to an end yesterday, leaving two operators with an equal share of the whole band. Read more...

Swedish regulator the Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has invited operators to take part in an auction of frequencies in the 1800 MHz band. The deadline for submitting applications and bank guarantees is 2 September 2011. Read more...

Ever since China Mobile started its major international drive to accelerate the development of TD-LTE, it has seemed likely that operators long used to paired spectrum would take the opportunity also to use their often fallow unpaired spectrum. Read more...