The UK's Ofcom has launched a consultation on regulators future strategy regarding the use of fixed wireless links. As part of this consultation Ofcom is seeking feedback on: Proposed regulatory framework for the 57 – 66 GHz band (V band) Potential EU harmonisation of the 1350 - 1375 MHz band… Read more...

Hong Kong's Communication Authority has invited interested industry parties to submit their views on using the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands for the provision of 5G services. The Communication Authority plans to make 4.1 GHz of contiguous spectrum available for mobile use in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands… Read more...

Talk of a merger between US carriers T-Mobile and Sprint came to nothing but stimulated lots of discussion about how much spectrum they would have to give up. This made us wonder: do merging operators always have to give up spectrum? How do competition authorities decide how much divestiture is… Read more...

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Talk of a merger between US carriers T-Mobile and Sprint came to nothing but stimulated lots of discussion about how much spectrum they would have to give up. This made us wonder: do merging operators always have to give up spectrum? How do competition authorities decide how much divestiture is… Read more...

Greek telecoms regulator EETT has assigned eleven 2 x 5 MHz blocks of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band to local operators Cosmote, Vodafone and Wind Hellas, thereby meeting its goal of replacing temporary authorisations with long-term licences by the end of 2017. Read more...

The Egyptian resort, where 224 tourists were killed by a suspected ISIS attack in October 2015, could become the fourth location to host the event, first held in 1979 (WARC-79). Read more...

Several Indian mobile operators, including Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular, have used their responses to a consultation on a new round of spectrum auctions to suggest that the regulator adjust its timeline for further spectrum assignments. Read more...

Spain's Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda has launched a consultation on the future of the 700 MHz band. The ministry intends to allocate the 700 MHz (694-790 MHz) for use as a mobile band with a view to it being used for future 5G services. The 700 MHz… Read more...