Mobile operators Turkcell, Vodafone and Avea were the winners in the 26 August contest, with proceeds far exceeding the government's reserve price of 2.33 billion euros. The winning bids are subject to an approval process. Read more...

French regulator Arcep has withdrawn spectrum in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands from three firms in the country's overseas territories. Read more...

Spectrum caps and a lack of competition keep prices around $200 million. Read more...

Argentina's communications ministry raised 14 per cent more than reserve price in auction. Read more...

Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has issued an invitation to participate in an auction of spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band. The contest will be held in December this year. Read more...

Norway’s second auction of the 2.1 GHz band has ended after a single round which only took a few minutes with all nine blocks on offer being sold at the reserve price for a total $7.8 million. Read more...

Indonesia’s planned auction of the country’s remaining unallocated 2.1 GHz spectrum has been put on hold yet again, this time because the country’s largest mobile operator has been declared bankrupt by a Jakarta court. Read more...

Following a request for expressions of interest in acquiring 2.1 GHz spectrum, the Norwegian telecoms regulator has concluded that demand exceeds the available supply and decided to hold an auction. Read more...

A just-completed award process shows the value that French mobile operators put on 3G spectrum has increased slightly since telecoms regulator Arcep sold three licenses in 2003. Read more...

Australia’s second-largest telco, Optus, has dipped into the secondary market to double its 3G spectrum holdings in the country’s eight largest cities. Read more...