New Zealand has completed its 700 MHz auction with a 2 x 5 MHz block of spectrum left unsold. Read more...

European mobile operators have agreed on a preferred band plan for the 700 MHz band, but remain divided over whether spectrum not allocated to standard mobile broadband services should be used for public safety (PPDR) or supplementary downlink (SDL) capabilities. Read more...

The chip manufacturer told PolicyTracker's Latin American spectrum conference that it is on the cusp of making a 700 MHz chipset for LTE. Read more...

The chip manufacturer told PolicyTracker's Latin American spectrum conference that it is on the cusp of making a 700 MHz chipset for LTE. Read more...

The regulator has been instructed to auction 30 MHz of "beachfront" spectrum at the same reserve price imposed at its abortive auction in May this year. Read more...

The PolicyTracker survey shows overwhelming support for moving TV out of the 700 MHz band, but also recognition that viewers will need a reason to buy new equipment. Read more...

German plans to auction 700 MHz spectrum as part of a second digital dividend “completely neglect” the interests of the programme-making and special events (PMSE) community, according to Dré Klaassen, co-president of the Association of Professional Wireless Productions Technologies (APWPT). Read more...

Consultation documents from the German regulator reveal its intention to carry out a series of auctions for several bands, starting in 2014. Read more...

Amid continuing debates about how to improve the country's telecoms infrastructure, Brazil is gradually developing a plan for switching the 700 MHz band to mobile use. Read more...

The UK is consulting but the decision seems to have been taken. Many other European countries are following suit and the challenge now is to make sure this is a genuine win-win for everybody, consumers and broadcasters included. Read more...