There have been intense discussions in recent weeks about which country was first to 5G. Was it South Korea, whose government and operators coordinated a 5G launch on 3 April? Or was it the US, where Verizon launched 5G for phones with clip-on adaptors in Chicago and Minneapolis the previous… Read more...

The US Department of Commerce has issued 13 spectrum policy recommendations that are designed to boost the growth of the US space commerce economy. Read more...

Norway's National Communications Authority (Nkom) is proposing changes to the ceiling applied to spectrum acquired in an auction. This is currently 2/3 of the frequencies being auctioned, and was set in May 2018. The consultation follows input from Telia, ICE and the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Stakeholders are also being… Read more...

The IFT is inviting comments for its two yearly consultation on competition measures for dominant players in the telecoms sector. This could lead to existing measures being modified or new ones being imposed.   Read more...

Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), has told PolicyTracker that the national regulator’s reserve prices for an upcoming multiband spectrum auction are “presently unviable”. Read more...

The early bird deadline for our Regulating competition in mobile markets training course on June 5-6 has been extended to allow for the easter holidays. The reduced delegate fee is now available until Thursday May 2nd: book now to take advantage of the discount. The course gives a thorough background in competition policy, explaining… Read more...

Japan's telecoms ministry has awarded spectrum to the country's three established mobile operators—NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank—along with the recent new entrant Rakuten.  Read more...

There is more backing for 4.8—4.99 GHz in Asia than many people realise. However, it’s not clear if the band’s credentials are strong enough for it to become a 5G mainstay rather than a supporting player.  Read more...

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will auction 3400 MHz of spectrum in the 37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz bands starting on 10 December. Before it can do that, however, it must resolve tensions related to sharing between military and commercial services in part of the 37 GHz… Read more...

5G services in mmWave bands have been as popular in the US as they are unpopular in Europe. Verizon is already providing home broadband using pre-standards 5G in 28 GHz in several US cities, with AT&T following close behind. In Europe, there are plenty of mmWave trials. However, the only… Read more...