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“Data centres in space” could share S-band spectrum
Apr 20, 2026
by Cameron Hill

The US regulator is consulting on proposals for a new licensing framework to give non‑communications spacecraft, including orbital data centres, better access to TT&C spectrum. Read more...

Weekly Wrap: More countries look to IMT bands for emergency networks
Apr 17, 2026
by Camilla Mina

Finland hopes it will have a 5G-based emergency network by 2028, Norway by 2029, and Sweden plans to follow a year or two later. Read more...

Amazon to acquire Globalstar and launch D2D service by 2028
Apr 17, 2026
by Cameron Hill

Amazon has agreed to buy Globalstar for $11.57 billion, acquiring its 24-satellite low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, 28 ground stations across six continents, and licences for mobile satellite service and terrestrial spectrum. Read more...

Hungary chooses to renew rather than auction 2.1 GHz licences
Apr 16, 2026
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Hungarian regulator says renewing 2.1 GHz licences “ensures the long-term stability and continuity of mobile services,” but many other European regulators prefer to auction spectrum in bands where licences are expiring. Read more...

Starlink eyes mobile spectrum in upcoming AWS‑3 auction
Apr 15, 2026
by Cameron Hill

Elon Musk’s Starlink has filed an incomplete application to take part in the Federal Communications Commission’s AWS‑3 auction of terrestrial mobile spectrum licences across the US. Read more...

5G-Advanced deployment tracker added to PolicyTracker Spectrum Research Service
Apr 14, 2026
by Jonathan Watson

The tracker follows mobile operators’ progress in adopting 5G-Advanced (3GPP Release 18) network technologies. Read more...

Poland tries again with private 5G networks
Apr 14, 2026
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Polish regulator UKE is hoping its failed attempt to assign 3.8-4.2 GHz spectrum for private networks in 2023 was a blip and that there will be more interest this time. Read more...

Austria 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz
Apr 14, 2026
by Richard Haas

Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting & Telecoms (RTR) Read more...