The Slovak regulator praised the agreement between four operators, calling their effort “unique within the European Union”. 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 mobile industry association is calling on regulators to allocate more mid-band spectrum for mobile to achieve this claimed economic boost, including the much-discussed 6 GHz band. 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...

Portugal’s 5G award raised a relatively moderate amount—just over €566 million—but the 1,727 rounds and 201 days of bidding made it easily the longest spectrum auction ever held.  Read more...

Despite being its first in four years, the country's sale of 1800 and 2100 MHz frequencies still only attracted a single bidder and left much spectrum unsold. Read more...

The country’s sale of 1.8 GHz and 2.1 GHz frequencies, as well as being its first auction since 2017, is unusual in other aspects too. The sale is an effort to address scarcity but also irregular allocations of spectrum. The contest will of course also raise significant funds for the… Read more...

Slovakian regulator the RÚ says four telecoms firms companies have acquired spectrum in the 700, 900 and 1800 MHz bands for a total of €100.2 million. Read more...