by Richard Handford
Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new Prime Minister, is unhappy about the prices charged by mobile operators NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank and said the government should consider increasing the fees they pay to use spectrum. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) regulator has assigned the 26 GHz band for 5G, becoming the first country in the Middle East to award mmWave spectrum. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Colombian IT Ministry is consulting on its draft Framework Plan for the Assignment of Spectrum. The document discusses, among other things, the Ministry's plan for assigning spectrum, valuing mobile broadband spectrum, and spectrum caps. The document is available for public comment until October 1. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, is consulting on its draft updated coordination agreement with Germany for Land Mobile services in the 450 MHz band. The document is available for public comment until October 2. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hungarian regulator, the NMHH, is consulting on its plans to auction the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands this October. The current licences in the band expire in April 2022. The regulator will hold an in-person consultation in Budapest on September 29. Online comments are due by September 28. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Austria's second 5G auction, which was postponed due to COVID-19, was completed this week, bringing in proceeds of almost €202 million. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Read more...
by Toby Youell
September 15, 2020 This consultation has been extended until October 12. August 10, 2020 The Mexican regulator, the IFT, is consulting on its proposed institutional roadmap 2020-24. The consultation is available for public comment until September 21. Read more...
by Toby Youell
September 15, 2020 This consultation has been extended until October 2. August 21, 2020 Mexico's regulator, the IFT, has issued a consultation on the secondary use of spectrum, including bands with primary allocations for broadcasting and telecommunications. The consultation is available for public comment until September 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed all aspects of life, including radio spectrum policy. According to our latest research, 23 countries have departed from their standard spectrum policies to make sure their operators had the capacity to support their citizens. In a new research note, we make four observations about these… Read more...