The bands need to be rearranged to make space for the fourth operator. Read more...

A new telecoms law has enabled the Swedish regulator to extend existing licences for the first time. Read more...

Celcom and Digi have agreed to divest 70 MHz of spectrum across three bands, among other measures, to gain regulatory approval for their proposed merger. Read more...

The new market player, Citymesh Mobile, secured spectrum in all the bands on offer and has joined forces with Romanian operator Digi to become a fully-fledged mobile operator. Read more...

Ofcom is proposing various changes to Vodafone’s licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands which will allow the operator to use them for 5G. 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...

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...

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

Slovak regulator the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RÚ) is aiming to launch an auction of 3.6 GHz spectrum between February and March 2022. Read more...

The Belgian regulator BIPT has published a call for candidates for a long-awaited 5G auction that could open the door for a fourth mobile network operator (MNO) or enterprise network provider. Read more...