Mobile industry association the GSMA has called on Chile's next administration to introduce more spectrum liberalisation and policy predictability, but praised the country's current practice of awarding spectrum through beauty contests. Read more...

The UK regulator has published the draft version of its annual plan for 2018-19. Ofcom's main spectrum goals for 2018/2019 include: Preparation for the future award of spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. Conducting a public consultation on the use of 5G in the 26… Read more...

There is no current need for more EU-wide harmonised spectrum for programme-making and special events (PMSE) and additional PMSE requirements should be addressed case-by-case at the national level, the EU's Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) said in a final "Opinion" on a long-term strategy on future spectrum needs for wireless… Read more...

This is a further development of the plan first issued in November 2016. EU member states should consider appropriate measures to defragment the 3.6 GHz band, the primary 5G band, in time for authorising sufficiently large blocks of spectrum by 2020, the RSPG says. The opinion says the focus of… Read more...

The key items on the agenda are: the European Electronic Communications Code and its implications for the RSPG peer review and Member State cooperation on authorisations and awards 5G implementation challenges common policy objectives for WRC-19 “good offices” to assist in bilateral negotiations between EU countries European spectrum strategy The… Read more...

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Inmarsat could be one of those to lose out as satellite operators contemplate relocation from parts of the C-band (3.4-4.2 GHz) in a number of Asian countries. Read more...

There has been much discussion of what 5G will be able to do; how countries can become leaders in the field; and which bands should be used for the technology. But there has been little discussion of the value of the frequencies above 3 GHz where 5G can demonstrate its… Read more...

Despite better than expected revenues, the prices paid in Ireland suggest that operators regard 5G bands as a welcome addition rather than a prerequisite for a new era of mobile services. Read more...

Representatives of the mobile industry have questioned several aspects of broadcasting group DigitalUK's proposals for the UHF band. Read more...