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Weekly Wrap: BBC investigates London’s mobile connectivity problem
Sep 18, 2026
by Laura Sear

London has slipped five places to 91st in the latest global internet speed index. Read more...

UK regulator to raise fees for NGSO satellite bands
Sep 18, 2026
by Cameron Hill

Ofcom is altering the licence fees for non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite gateways to include administered incentive pricing (AIP) in a move that will see prices leap from the current £500 annual fee to £20,900. Read more...

Introducing the Mobile Deployment Database: PolicyTracker’s new tool to see how spectrum is actually used
Sep 17, 2026
by Laura Sear

We've launched a new service that answers a question our licence data alone has never been able to: once an operator holds a slice of spectrum, do they actually deploy it? Read more...

Papua New Guinea makes spectrum available for 5G
Sep 17, 2026
by Richard Handford

Rather than using an auction, the country is offering frequencies in the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands directly to the country’s three mobile operators, at a set price subject to rollout and other commitments. Read more...

Australian regulator consults again on MSS in 2 GHz band
Sep 16, 2026
by Richard Handford

The universal outdoor mobile obligation (UOMO) and the uncertainties of the nascent satellite direct-to-device (D2D) market have prompted ACMA to consult again on mobile satellite services (MSS) in the 2 GHz band. Read more...

Africa makes progress on common positions for WRC-27
Sep 15, 2026
by Laura Sear

The African Telecommunications Union's third preparatory meeting for WRC-27, APM27-3, closed on 11 September with most progress made on a common position on satellite direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity. Read more...

Vietnam 900 MHz
Sep 15, 2026
by Carlos José Jijón

Ministry of Science and Technology Read more...