Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina have both taken steps to facilitate future 5G auctions. Read more...

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will reportedly sell unsold frequencies worth at least INR2.65 trillion ($31.83 billion) in a new contest due in January 2024. Read more...

The government has held a consultation on a draft regulation that should pave the way for an auction of the 700 MHz and 26 GHz bands later this year or in early 2024. Read more...

Thai operator AIS is to pay an eye-catching THB 14.87 billion ($417 million) for a block of 2 x 5 MHz in the 700 MHz band currently held by state-owned National Telecom (NT). Read more...

The capital of Europe has decided to license mobile operators to operate 5G antennas. The city hopes to start connecting its residents to 5G in September, but full coverage might take another year due to EMF restrictions. Read more...

Kazakhstan’s competition watchdog AZRK has criticised the handling of last year’s 5G auction by the nation’s telecoms regulator, the Telecommunications Committee, claiming the sale favoured state-owned companies and prevented private industry players from accessing the spectrum they need for 5G. Read more...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is eking out additional frequencies for mobile services in the 700 MHz band, part of the sub-1 GHz frequencies known locally as the "platinum bands". Read more...

The Ministry of Science and ICT is packaging 2 x 10 MHz in the 700 MHz band with 800 MHz in the 28 GHz band as part of its attempts to lure a new entrant. Read more...

The Communications Commission (ComCom) is currently collecting applications from potential bidders before it launches its sale of 700, 800, 1800, 2600 and 3400—3700 MHz spectrum. Read more...

Ofcom has launched a consultation on five potential bands that could be used to support the future of the utilities sector. Read more...