by Toby Youell
The beauty of spectrum auctions is that they force operators to put their money where their mouth is. Operators may be able to make a compelling case of why they should be assigned spectrum, and another company should be deprived of that spectrum, but auctions can "separate the wheat from… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
With the telecoms community becoming increasingly aware of its environmental footprint, the green agenda is playing a much more significant role in decision-making. For the first of two articles on this topic, we spoke to independent experts about the energy assumptions behind 5G and asked them if the mobile industry… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The defining theme of South Korea’s policy making, at least from the perspective of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), the body in charge of spectrum management, is to establish consensus. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Indian operators balked at the high reserve prices for the 700 MHz band, but the telecoms sector may get future opportunities to access the 700 MHz, 3.3 - 3.6 GHz, and unlicensed access to the 6 GHz band. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Telecom Italia and Vodafone launched 5G services in June 2019, followed by Wind Tre in April 2020 and Iliad in December 2020. Fastweb provides 5G services through a network sharing agreement with Wind Tre. TIM and Vodafone also have a passive network sharing agreement for 5G including all antenna sites… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Telia, Tele2, Telenor and Three (3) all launched commercial 5G networks in Sweden in 2020. After several delays, Sweden’s regulator, PTS, awarded 5G spectrum in the 3.5 GHz and 2.3 GHz bands via auction in January 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Irish regulator, ComReg, is consulting on its draft Five Year ECS Strategy. The document includes a discussion of its approach to spectrum policy. The strategy is available here, while ComReg poses questions to its stakeholders here. The consultation is available for public comment until May 12. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC will vote on a potential Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking about licensing and spectrum access for commercial space launches. Currently, space launches use Special Temporary Authority to access government-allocated spectrum, but the FCC wants a more modern system to cope with the increased frequency of launches. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recently outlined its post-5G strategy, although it warns that work regarding this next generation of mobile networks within the Union must not be labelled as 6G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Communications and IT Commission (CITC) Read more...