Deutsche Telekom's long-stated goal has been to be the "leading European telco," an aim not only achieved but surpassed despite the "difficult market environment and the negative impact of coronavirus," management board chairman Tim Höttges claimed in the company's 2020 annual report. And, following its merger with Sprint, US subsidiary… Read more...

Telefonica Group is upgrading its 4G and 5G networks and continues to add to its spectrum portfolio. A key focus now is Open RAN networks for 5G deployment. Read more...

Verizon was the big winner in the 2020 Federal Communications Commission's 3.7 GHz (C-band) auction, boosting its sub-6 GHz holdings by 120 percent. The spectrum will be a "critical component" of its 5G strategy, but the operator is also interested in 6 GHz and 3.45 - 3.55 GHz. Read more...

March 17, 2021: The FCC has voted in favour of adopting this Notice of Inquiry. It will be available for public comment for 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, while reply comments must be made within a further 30 days. February 23, 2021 The FCC may hold… Read more...

March 17, 2021: The IFT has published this consultation here. It will be available for public comment until April 20. February 22, 2021 The Mexican regulator, the IFT, plans to issue a consultation regarding the 57 - 64 GHz band. The consultation is scheduled to take place in March, 2021. Read more...

The bidding for spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3.6—3.8 GHz bands in the UK is now complete, according to the regulator Ofcom. Mobile operators now enter the assignment stage, followed by a four-week negotiation period in which carriers will trade frequencies in an attempt to defragment the C-band. Read more...

Saudi regulator CITC is planning to free up over 22 GHz of spectrum in the next three years, including the release of the 700 and 800 MHz bands for mobile services and the assignment of the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed use. Read more...

India’s first spectrum auction in five years went much like the last one, with frequencies either sold at the reserve price or not sold at all. Read more...

A recent consultation issued by the EU’s spectrum advisory group suggests exploring the 3.8—4.2 GHz range for private 5G. The RSPG also suggested that EU member states open up mmWave frequencies for vertical industries.  Read more...

One of the main advantages of spectrum auctions is that the regulator does not need to worry about the best possible use of spectrum. Rather than second-guessing what people want, auctions allow the magic of the market to put the spectrum to its best use. But the German regulator, Bundesnetzagentur,… Read more...