The glory days of the country’s mobile industry may be behind them, but a new McKinsey study says there is hope for the future. Read more...

Sweden's PTS has opened a consultation on the regulator's preliminary study and proposals for the future assignment of spectrum for 5G i  the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz and 24.25 - 27.5 GHz bands. The PTS intends to make the above spectrum available for use from 2020 with the regulator proposing… Read more...

The Communications Authority of Kenya has opened a public consultation on regulations surrounding the use of  physical and electronic SIM cards in IOT devices. Since SIM cards require a number to connect to a network and the current Kenyan mobile numbering system is limited to  12 digits, thereby limiting the number… Read more...

Nigeria's Communication Commission is to hold a Public Inquiry on draft guidelines for the use of commercial satellite communications designed to ensure a well-developed and organised satellite communications market in Nigeria. The draft guidelines cover a range of topics including,  licensing guidelines for base stations,  spectrum management and preventing interference in… Read more...

SES and Intelsat are pressing US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow satellite services in the US to share downlink spectrum in the 3700-4200 MHz band with terrestrial mobile services. The proposal aims to stave off FCC-ordered reallocation of the spectrum for 5G. Read more...

Our second Countdown to WRC-19 Research Note looks at the mobile and fixed services, the topics covered in Chapters 1 and 2 of the conference preparatory document. Excluding 5G mmWave services, the first big issue is additional spectrum around 39 GHz and 20 GHz for High Altitude Platforms (HAPS), such… Read more...

“Self-driving cars are coming; there will be fully autonomous cars on the roads in the US in 2018, and adoption will just take off from there,” says one recent report. Read more...

The UK Court of Appeal has dealt the final blow to mobile operator Three's challenge to the upcoming auctions of 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum. The regulator, Ofcom, says it will now quickly move forward. Read more...

PolicyTracker understands that binding auction plan reviews are still on the table in European Electronic Communications Code discussions and that some EU member states are coming around to the idea. Read more...

India's TRAI has opened a public consultation on the proposed methods for the assignment of spectrum for the provision of public mobile radio trunking services . The TRAI is seeking feedback on a variety of issues on relating to the assignment of spectrum for this service including: The assignment method to… Read more...