by Richard Haas
Chile’s regulator, Subtel, has issued a consultation on its plans to re-order spectrum in the 3.4 - 3.6 GHz band for 5G networks. The regulator notes that although this band is well suited for 5G it needs re-organising to provide services efficiently. Comments are due by January 21, 2022. Read more...
by Richard Haas
January 4, 2021: TRAI has announced that it is extending this consultation. Comments are now be due by January 10, and reply comments are due by January 24. December 6, 2021: The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, has issued a consultation on its upcoming 5G spectrum auction. The consultation asks stakeholders… Read more...
by Richard Handford
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) aims to make an additional 16 GHz of spectrum available by the end of 2025, with most of this coming from bands above 6 GHz. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Hong Kong Communications Authority Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
2021 was a busy year for the PolicyTracker team. From record-breaking auctions to bitter controversies, there was never a dull moment in the spectrum world. Here are the five key topics we reported on this year. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Spectrum scarcity is among the drivers for a spate of mergers between mobile network operators (MNOs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, say analysts. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
A new association, EUWENA, is campaigning for affordable and harmonised spectrum for private wireless networks across Europe. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The UK government and the country’s incumbent mobile operators have agreed on a new target of 2033 to switch off all 2G and 3G networks. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
A paper published by the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) concludes that the US government needs to invest $36 billion to achieve ubiquitous 5G broadband coverage. Read more...
by Martin Sims
Wishing you a happy holidays on behalf of the whole PolicyTracker team, namely Manuel, the two Richards (Australia and UK), Dugie, Jaroslaw, Jonathan, Toby, Dianne, Catherine, Samantha and Becky. On the COVID front the Omicron variant has brought a disappointing end to the year, just as we thought normal life… Read more...