Small cells are central to many 5G business cases. Regulatory conditions related to small cells will impact operator investment plans, costs and deployment timeframes. Based on an extensive literature review, there is surprisingly limited evidence of national regulations specifically addressing small cells. Read more...

There has been a clear push by national regulators across Europe to release 3.5 GHz spectrum. However, mobile deployments in the region’s primary capacity band for 5G could be at risk due to potential satellite interference from neighbouring countries and military services.  Read more...

The Thai regulator, the NBTC, will accept comments on its plans to hold an auction of the 700 MHz band. Comments will be accepted from February 3 to March 4.   Read more...

For many years economists told us that sunk costs - such as the amount you pay in a spectrum auction - do not influence consumer prices. But opinions are starting to change... Read more...

Switzerland will be the first European country to completely switch off free-to-air digital terrestrial television (DTT).  Read more...

Although 5G is not yet widely available, equipment maker Ericsson seems optimistic about its potential to support multiple use cases in Africa. But is the continent ready for the transition?  Read more...

A deal to swap spectrum between Telefonica and Vodafone in the UK received regulatory encouragement, while India's Reliance Jio Infocomm and RCom were given the cold shoulder. However, both situations indicate trading is on the rise.  Read more...

The US Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) could be a "great candidate" for the first use of blockchain technology for spectrum sharing, according to Nokia's Seppo Yrjölä. Interest in the use of blockchain for spectrum management is growing, but problems such as regulation, costs and the lack of business models… Read more...

The Czech regulator, the CTU, has issued a consultation about proposed changes to its policy for the UHF band. Comments on the changes are due by February 10, 2019. Read more...

Croatia's Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) has launched an auction of three 2 x 5 MHz blocks of spectrum in the 1920-1980 MHz and 2110-2170 MHz bands.  Read more...