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Iceland 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz
May 25, 2017
by PolicyTracker

Post and Telecommunications Agency Read more...

Japan 28 GHz
May 24, 2017
by PolicyTracker

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Read more...

Analysts highlight gap between 5G spending projections and reality
May 24, 2017
by Kane Mumford

Following predictions for how much revenue 5G would generate, researchers have been assessing mobile operators’ capital expenditure. Read more...

Austria
May 24, 2017
by Jonathan Watson

Austria went from four to three operators in 2013 when Hutchison (Three) acquired Orange. Prices for consumers have increased since then. The country held a very expensive multiband auction in 2013 and hopes to make the 700 MHz band available for LTE by 2020. Read more...

“Four fifths of MNOs” to start densifying networks by 2020
May 23, 2017
by Kane Mumford

AT&T’s David Orloff told the SCWS World Summit that “hyper-dense networks” will contain 1.8 million cells by 2020. Read more...

Myanmar 1800 MHz
May 23, 2017
by PolicyTracker

The Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) The Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) has given the country's telecom operators: Telenor Myanmar, Ooredoo Myanmar and state-owned MPT the opportunity to purchase 2x10 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band using a direct allocation method. Telenor Myanmar has been the only operator, so far,… Read more...

Ireland 3.6 GHz auction exceeds expectations, netting €78m
May 22, 2017
by Kane Mumford

The results are twenty times the price paid in a recent comparable auction: PolicyTracker understands that they outstripped Irish regulator ComReg's "optimistic" expectations. Surprisingly, the bidder who won only rural licences paid the most in proportionate terms. Read more...

Car industry not “waiting for 5G to happen”
May 18, 2017
by Kane Mumford

A source from a leading European automotive company told PolicyTracker that the 3.4-3.8 GHz band could be used for automotive applications but it is still too early to tell. Read more...

India: Network testing before commercial launch of services
May 18, 2017
by PolicyTracker

TRAI has launched a consultation paper outlining the licence requirements during test-phase (i.e., the period prior to the start of commercial services).  The Indian telecom regulator considers it important to structure a framework on testing applicable systems before the commencement of commercial services in order to ensure it meets the quality of… Read more...