Austria's regulator, the RTR, has issued draft tender documents for an upcoming spectrum auction to a public consultation. The award, for the 700 MHz, L-Band, and 2.1 GHz frequencies, will include a rebate for extensive coverage, according to the draft documents. Comments can be submitted to the regulator by October… Read more...

Mexico's draft Program for the Use of Spectrum in 2020 (PABF 2020) has been published in the country's official gazette. The draft plan includes an award of the 600 MHz band, as well as the 1.9 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. The document, which was already consulted on in the… Read more...

At PolicyTracker we regularly publish research reports on current spectrum topics. But this autumn, we are also revisiting core tenets of spectrum management in a six-section "Spectrum 101". This week we are looking at spectrum assignments; specifically the rise and partial fall of spectrum auctions. Our take is that the 1990s and… Read more...

The French Commission on Investments and Transfers is considering inputs to the value of the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band. The consultation is part of the France's process in setting a reserve price for the spectrum, which it plans to auction by the end of the year. Read more...

While big telecoms players seem committed to reducing their carbon footprint, the sector’s energy bill is only set to increase as demand for and consumption of mobile data keeps growing.  Read more...

Radio spectrum policy is often discussed in the context of "winning" the race to 5G, or at least ensuring that consumers will not end up losing out on some of its promised benefits. But 4G and 2G services, and to a lesser extent 3G services, continue to deliver substantial benefits… Read more...

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has issued draft changes to its National Frequency Plan for a public consultation. The draft changes take into account the government's intention to make the 700 MHz band available for mobile services in Q2 2020. It adds mobile services to the band… Read more...

Rakuten Mobile was expected to disrupt Japan's mobile market in the manner of India’s Reliance Jio but has found deploying a 4G network hard going.  Read more...

The discussion among regulators about which band plan to adopt for 2.6 GHz is acquiring an additional resonance in Asia as the band emerges as a potential favourite for 5G in the region.  Read more...

Most 5G networks will use bands already available for 4G. WRC-19 is important in determining which new bands above 24 GHz will also be used for next generation services. Read more...