Would-be wholesale network operator Alestra believes the recent changes in telecoms regulation in Mexico will open the door to a wholesale network in the 700 MHz band. Read more...

Uruguay’s auction of 900, 1900 MHz and AWS spectrum came to a reasonably successful end earlier this month. Read more...

Colombia’s postponed auction of 1.7/2.1 GHz AWS and 2.6 GHz spectrum is back on track with spectrum reserved for a new entrant or entrants and the market leader banned from bidding for the AWS spectrum. Read more...

French regulator ARCEP has decided to allow Bouygues Telecom to deploy LTE in the 1800 MHz band, provided the company hands back some of the spectrum it holds in the band and pays a fee for its technology neutral use of the frequency. Read more...

The Canadian government has published several important documents concerning spectrum policy, management and identification issues impacting on the development of 4G wireless broadband in the country. Read more...

Mozambique looks set to become one of the first African nations to auction the digital dividend frequencies at 790-862 MHz. Read more...

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At800, an organisation created to ensure that soon-to-be-deployed 4G mobile services in the 800 MHz band don't interfere with the UK's digital terrestrial TV signals, started operating on 15 March. The not-for-profit entity, funded by mobile operators planning to offer 4G, claims to be the only one in Europe taking… Read more...

Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has confirmed it plans to auction spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz band in late 2013. However, it faces protests from those who failed to win spectrum in last month's 1800 MHz auction. Read more...