by Michael Newlands
India’s second attempt to auction off spectrum licences confiscated by the Supreme Court last year came to an end this week with one bidder buying a limited amount of regional lots in one band. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
In an unprecedented show of support for the consumer and disregard for government coffers, the Czech regulator has pulled the plug on the country’s 4G spectrum auction because the bidding had driven prices too high. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Mobile operators are unlikely to complain about the Bahraini government's decision to bar new entrants from its upcoming 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum auction. However, according to an official from the GSM Association, Bahrain is one of several Arab nations that should be looking seriously at… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
French regulator ANFR will host a 26-27 June conference in Paris entitled “Spectrum and Innovation: Radiofrequencies a driver for economic growth.” Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Our lead stories this month focus on the outcome of the UK's long-delayed 800 MHz/2.6 GHz auction. We also report on the latest plenary meeting of the RSPG and include an article by new ECC chairman Eric Fournier. Other news comes from the US, Latin America, Poland, Pakistan, India and… Read more...
by Michael Newlands
UK regulator Ofcom has published the results of the assignment stage of the country’s 800 MHz/2.6 GHz auction and issued the five winning bidders with licences valid from 1 March. Read more...
by Website author
Critics believe that giving spectrum to national operators falls short of spectrum nationalisation, but giving spectrum to incumbents is becoming a popular way of manipulating the market. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
India’s second attempt to auction off licences confiscated last year by the country’s Supreme Court appears to have ended in failure, despite the reserve price having been slashed following a previous failed auction attempt. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The US regulator plans to free 195 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band to relieve the “Wi-Fi crunch” and to revamp technical rules to ensure devices in the band don't cause harmful interference. However, the idea faces challenges, including how to handle existing government users, the suitability of… Read more...
by Martin Sims
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Orange, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Arqiva all urged regulators to end any opposition to network sharing. Read more...