by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Local operators aim to prove they can share the band with Russia’s law enforcement agencies and the armed forces. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Russia has reportedly released spectrum in the 26 GHz band in a bid to make up for a lack of available mid-band spectrum, but it seems mobile operators are not very interested. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Russian Federation has proposed removing some of the limits on the use of the 4.9 GHz band by mobile broadband (IMT in the jargon of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector). Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s digital affairs minister Marek Zagórski says Warsaw will seek the European Commission’s support in its ongoing row with Moscow over Russia’s reluctance to release spectrum in the 700 MHz band. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Korean operator KT and vendors Intel and Samsung have been showing off 5G on snow and ice for the past two weeks, but the actual offerings at the event have felt relatively low key. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Political agreement on allocating the 700 MHz band was reached at WRC-12, but a new proposal from the Russian Federation would make the use of IMT in the band much more expensive in certain administrations. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Nikolay Nikiforov was speaking at a "high level debate" at ITU Telecom World which had as its theme: "Disrupt or be Disrupted to Make Broadband Universal". Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Russia’s Ministry of Communications and Mass Media and the country’s State Radio Frequencies Commission (GRFC) have unveiled plans to offer spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. The forthcoming contest is unlikely to take the form of an auction. Read more...
by Toby Youell
In the space of two months, two of the world's most populous countries have reportedly pushed back the use of the 700 MHz band for IMT beyond 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Russia's State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) has decided to introduce the principle of technology neutrality in the 900 MHz, 1700 MHz and 1800 MHz bands in an attempt to boost the development of 3G and 4G in the country. Read more...