Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei announce near-simultaneous deployments of three-carrier aggregation using combinations of the 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...

French regulator ARCEP has brokered a deal with the country’s mobile operators that will give Free Mobile more spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in return for allowing Orange and SFR to operate LTE in the former GSM band. 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French regulator Arcep has withdrawn spectrum in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands from three firms in the country's overseas territories.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...

The German regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, raised €5.1 billion in its auction of the 700 MHz band, the GSM bands (900 MHz and 1800 MHz) and the L-band (1452–1492 MHz). Read more...

Thai regulator the NBTC has relaunched its plan to auction the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands and raised the possibility of future auctions in the 2.3 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...

The auction has ended but the criticism hasn't: industry leaders have condemned the high prices and a legal challenge claiming the process was flawed is due to be heard on April 16. Read more...

Technology neutral spectrum sold at a reserve price of €21 million. Read more...

Croatian regulator Hakom has awarded most of the remaining spectrum in the 1800 MHz band to two of the country's three national operators, Tele2 and T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT). Read more...

Russia’s Ministry of Communications and Mass Media and the country’s State Radio Frequencies Commission (GRFC) have unveiled plans to offer spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. The forthcoming contest is unlikely to take the form of an auction. Read more...

1800 MHz band remains the most important band for LTE. Read more...