The European Commission has published a white paper with ideas on EU-level spectrum allocation mechanisms, harmonised bands for satellites and a centralised spectrum framework. Read more...

Virtual mobile operators are calling for a requirement to allow wholesale access to be enshrined in the country’s upcoming spectrum award. Read more...

The guidelines set new rules under which the Commission will assess financial support handed out by EU member states to improve broadband coverage in the 27-member bloc. The rules will enter into force in January 2023. Read more...

Sustainability is becoming higher priority, with regulators announcing concrete new measures and the top European mobile operators unveiling a new scoring system for the environmental performance of mobile phones. Read more...

In relative terms the prices are much less than in Italy but one operator labelled the German 5G auction a "disaster" and legal action is ongoing over controversial coverage obligations. Read more...

The 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands are under revision in CEPT for use with 5G New Radio (5G NR). Commercial deployment is on the way, say vendors. Read more...

In the second part of this two-part series, we reflect on the continuing discussions this year about the mmWave bands. Read more...

PolicyTracker can reveal details of Italy's auction of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 3.6–3.8 GHz and 26.5-27.5 GHz bands, which the government is expected to agree on today. Read more...

Further trials in the 3.7 GHz band in Germany are on the way, says chief technology and innovation officer Claudia Nemat. Read more...

Senior representatives from Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone called on the European Commission’s radio spectrum advisory body to open up peer reviews, following waning European institutional support for mandatory reviews. Read more...