Uruguayan regulator URSEC has published the details of its planned spectrum auction, due to be held on 13 March 2013. The auction will see three bands auctioned, with a total of 170 MHz of spectrum available. Significant amounts of this spectrum are being placed under reserve for the state-owned operator… Read more...

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Singapore’s telecoms regulator has published a detailed decision on auctioning the 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands specifically for 4G services later this year, while also announcing its plans for other bands that can be used for LTE. Read more...

A few years ago ultra wideband was generally regarded as a rapidly-developing technology which would become ubiquitous in homes and offices, replacing the wires linking devices with wireless connectivity. It didn’t happen. But now UWB is staging a comeback. Read more...

Everyone knows that mobile broadband traffic is going through the roof. So how much spectrum do you really need? While spectrum policy and regulation is constantly being developed, debated, and revised this simple question – oddly – seems to go unanswered most of the time. But the answer can certainly… Read more...

A decision by the Bangladeshi government to impose value-added tax (VAT) on 3G spectrum licences in the 2.1 GHz band is unusual, although spectrum is subject to sales or other taxes in a few countries, observers say. The move doesn't sit well with mobile operators and others, who say any… Read more...

A new project launched by a group of Canadian academics intends to broaden public interest in spectrum policy. Read more...

Following a month-long consultation with industry players, Icelandic authorities will hold an auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bands next month. Read more...

Pakistan’s third attempt to sell 3G spectrum appears to have collapsed after the regulator cancelled the auction consultants’ contracts. A Parliamentary committee said the PTA had failed as a regulator. Read more...

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