Moscow’s embrace of 4.8—4.99 GHz for 5G clashes with Kyiv’s plan to use the 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz bands. Read more...

The European Commission has expanded the frequency bands available for 5G across the European Union. Read more...

The Electronic Communications Office of Iceland (ECOI) has launched a consultation on the planned shutdown of the country's 2G and 3G networks. The regulator says it has reached an agreement with telecoms companies to shut down the country's 2G network by the end of 2024, and the 3G network by… Read more...

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Paul Senior praised Ofcom for introducing local 5G licences but criticised the "impossible" application process. Read more...

A surprise outcome of WRC-15 was that it declined to set up an agenda item at WRC-19 that could allow mobile broadband to operate in the 28 GHz band. Instead, studies for WRC-19 on IMT (ITU-R parlance for mobile broadband), focussed on different mmWave bands, particularly 26 GHz. Several countries,… Read more...

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has awarded the country’s three largest mobile operators 2 x 10 MHz in the 2.6 GHz band in a direct assignment. Read more...

The deployment of 5G in Lithuania means that one of the objectives of the European Commission’s 5G Action Plan—commercial launches in every EU member state—has now been met, albeit over a year late. Read more...

While the UK continues to struggle with its Emergency Services Network (ESN) after several highly-publicised setbacks and delays, Finland seems to be enjoying a smoother ride.  Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on the auction format to be used in the country's upcoming 2.5 GHz auction. The agency is currently considering the use of an ascending clock auction as well as single-round and simultaneous multiple-round (SMR) auction format. The consultation comes after stakeholders disagreed… Read more...