The French regulator, ARCEP, is consulting on granting spectrum licences to Starlink for its satellite broadband services. Starlink is seeking licences in the 10.95 - 12.70 GHz and 14-14.5 GHz bands. Although Arcep has previously issued licences to Starlink, France's Council of State last week ruled to revoke these licences.… Read more...

Croatia is preparing to sell spectrum in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...

Bangladesh generated an eye-catching BDT 106 billion ($1.24 billion) from an auction of frequencies in the 2.3 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...

Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media has waived coverage obligations tied to mobile operators’ 4G licences. Read more...

Belgian regulator BIPT has confirmed that a new entrant has acquired 2 x 30 MHz in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands for €83million. This could make the country a four-player mobile market. Read more...

From Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy has suffered severe shocks in the last few years. But one area of opportunity is Africa. According to the UN, a young population and improving healthcare mean that half of all population growth from now until 2050… Read more...

Costa Rica's newly elected president Rodrigo Chaves is facing pressure from mobile operators to take valuable mid-band spectrum back from the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) Group. Read more...

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The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (BIPT) is consulting on new rules for satellite ground stations. The draft rules set out various technical conditions for satellite ground stations. These are terminals that communicate with satellites. It sets out frequency bands that can be used by ground stations. These… Read more...

The Bahamian Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)  is consulting on its mobile market review, which assesses the competitiveness of the mobile market in the country. [caption id="attachment_44309" align="alignleft" width="150"] Spectrum holdings of BTC and Aliv - Click to enlarge (Source: URCA)[/caption] As part of this document, the URCA compares… Read more...