Slovenia's AKOS is seeking comments on the regulator's work program, financial plan and tariff proposals for 2019. Among the regulator's plans are the assignment by auction of spectrum in he 700 MHz band is by the end of 2019, most likely in mid 2019. Additionally AKOS mentions plans to assign spectrum… Read more...

The United Kingdom's Ofcom has called for expressions of interest in using small scale digital audio broadcasting (DAB). Existing licences cover regions and the small scale licences could be at most 40% of the size of the current licences. The full consultation document can be viewed here. Read more...

Two years ago the US agreed the rules for 5G deployment and Verizon is promising to launch services this year. Elsewhere,  except South Korea, regulations have not been finalised and commercial services are not expected until at least 2020. Has the rest of the world got it wrong? Read more...

For many years our Spectrum Database - part of the Research Service - has recorded details about licences in mobile and wireless broadband spectrum up to 3.5 GHz. With 5G commercial deployment expected later in the year we have now included mmWave licences in the Database, showing ownership, frequencies held and… Read more...

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Indonesia is a huge market but its vast archipelago of islands means satellite is vitally important. The country is currently studying which bands can be used for 5G without compromising its existing services. Read more...

The Polish authorities' handling of spectrum management has been strongly criticised by the national auditor and this move is the latest instalment in a long-running row between the regulator and Sferia, one of the mobile operators. Read more...

Mexico’s telecommunications regulator, IFT, has announced that in the recent 2.6 GHz auction the only two participants –AT&T and Telefónica– have paid 2.1 billion pesos ($113.4 million) for a total of 120 MHz.  Read more...

There is growing interest in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to spectrum: Google thinks it could replace propagation modelling; a leading consultancy has described the telecoms sector as a "perfect opportunity" and AI will be one of the forthcoming study areas for the EU's spectrum advisory group.  Read more...

The UKE is consulting on a draft decision to change Sferia's spectrum assignment in the 800 MHz band following a legal battle over the results of a June 2016 auction. For further background reading see this PolicyTracker story from October 2017. Read more...