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Portuguese regulator rejects Vodafone’s bid for temporary licence
Jan 07, 2016
by David Yip

Portuguese regulator Anacom has rejected Vodafone's application for a six-month temporary network licence in the 900 MHz band. Read more...

5.1 – 5.7 GHz (2015)
Dec 24, 2015
by PolicyTracker

This was an IMT mobile candidate band at WRC-15 but attracted little support and was rejected by the conference. Read more...

5.8 – 5.9 GHz (2015)
Dec 24, 2015
by PolicyTracker

An IMT candidate band which was rejected at WRC-15. Read more...

1700 MHz (2015)
Dec 24, 2015
by PolicyTracker

In the US this is known as the AWS band. E-UTRA band 10 includes AWS block A-I. E-UTRA band 4 is a subset of band 10 (1710-1755 // 2110- 2155) and includes AWS blocks A-F. Read more...

UK emergency services network to use additional spectrum in 2340-2350 MHz band after transition to 4G
Dec 23, 2015
by Kane Mumford

UK regulator Ofcom has said the country's emergency services network (ESN), currently operated by communications contractor Airwave, is planning to use 2340-2350 MHz for ground-to-air communications when it moves to EE’s 4G network. Read more...

Brazil sells just a quarter of regional licences offered to SMEs
Dec 23, 2015
by David Yip

Brazilian regulator Anatel sold just 5,479 out of 20,000 regional spectrum licences made available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the end of last year. Read more...

Europe decides that mobile can be deployed in L-band without ITU IMT identification
Dec 22, 2015
by Kane Mumford

It appears that the former Soviet countries' “stringent” demands in negotiations over IMT identification of 1452-1492 MHz at WRC-15 caused European negotiator CEPT to take the view that the existing ECC-decreed mobile allocation was sufficient for further technological development and did not push for for IMT identification. Read more...

Myanmar seeks bidders to join public/private partnership for fourth mobile operator
Dec 22, 2015
by David Yip

Myanmar's government is seeking to award a licence to a fourth mobile operator but its tender document does not seem to include basic information that would help potential operators make a bid. Read more...