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Pakistan's mobile operators have until 21 August to comply with an order from the Pakistan Telecommuncation Authority (PTA) or face the expiry of their 900 MHz and 1800 MHz licences. 

Three out of the country's four operators disagree with how IMDA, the Singapore regulator, wants to allocate spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. 

A draft impact assessment undertaken by the UK Spectrum Policy Forum calls for a mixed spectrum release approach for the upper 26 GHz band: exclusive mobile licences in urban areas…

The satellite industry will try to address pressures on its spectrum allocations by securing greater or more flexible use of several bands at this year’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19).

Local authorities argue that in the age of 5G, they are well placed to gain access to spectrum and eventually become network providers. 

How many mobile network operators (MNOs) are there in the UK, asks William Webb, director of consultancy Webb Search. The simple answer is that there are four - EE, O2,…

Amateur radio operators are pushing back against two proposals for consideration at WRC-23, along with several issues on the agenda for WRC-19. 

Dynamic Spectrum Access technology had been seen as a fringe academic interest, according to its advocates, but now they say its application is global and imminent.

Extended payment terms and pay-as-you-go are two ways that regulators are spreading the financial load for mobile operators. 

The country’s railway operator wants frequencies in the 700 MHz band for no charge, an optimistic request in a country where spectrum is often sold for eye-watering amounts. 

Sprint has agreed to sell its nationwide portfolio of 800 MHz band licences to Dish for $3.6 billion as part of a sprawling deal that could fundamentally change the US…

The UK Spectrum Policy Forum has commissioned a study to identify potential problems with switching off 2G networks. Given the push for more spectrum for 5G, one big question is…

Spectrum auctions are often designed to promote competition so as to lower prices for mobile consumers, but consultancy NERA has criticised a dataset that regulators use to assess market competitiveness.

The country is proposing beauty contests to assign spectrum in the 700 MHz band and reassign spectrum at 2.3 GHz. This is part of an assessment of its mobile broadband…

France’s regulator Arcep has revealed its plans for assigning spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. It has decided to go ahead with a mixed assignment format whereby some of the…