by Jonathan Watson
A German court has ruled that the €8.4 billion paid by a Telefónica-led consortium for a 3G licence in August 2000 will not have to be repaid. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Germany should advocate pan-European harmonised spectrum above and below 1 GHz for public protection and disaster relief, WiK Consult and Aegis Systems have said in a study carried out for the country’s regulator and government. Scott Marcus, one of the authors of the study, believes it should spur a more… Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The first large-scale commercial deployment of LTE is underway in Germany, where Vodafone is rolling out the service to rural areas using 800 MHz spectrum. The company will then turn its attention to towns and cities, where it will deploy LTE at 2.6 GHz. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
German regulator BNetzA has revealed it is updating the country’s frequency usage plan to meet the needs of the government’s broadband strategy. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The consensus amongst spectrum consultants is that the recent spate of auctions in Europe have mainly resulted in good results for operators, disappointing revenues for governments and, possibly, few benefits for consumers. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Germany’s super auction featuring four different spectrum bands has fizzled out after more than a month of incremental bidding. The final takings of €4.4 bn were half of the predicted value. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Dutch 2.6 GHz auction may be over but the Danish and German auctions, which also started in April, are expected to continue well into May. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The German regulator has agreed to ensure its upcoming auction of former analogue TV spectrum does not harm competition, but the European Commission remains wary. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
An intervention from the European Commission makes it increasingly likely that the four year old dispute over technology neutrality in 2.6GHz will go all the way to the EU’s highest court. Legal action has also been threatened over Germany's auction of digital dividend spectrum Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The German regulator is being accused of favouring incumbents after the announcement of its plans to sell off former analogue TV frequencies. Read more...