When there is cleared spectrum to award, the default process is now the auction. It has been widely used for some 30 years and is generally agreed to be the…
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UK regulator Ofcom has set new annual licence fees for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum and is seeking feedback on what fees UK Broadband should pay for its 3.4…
With the US government partially shuttered due to a funding dispute, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) suspended most operations on 3 January. Some spectrum auction activities, however, are still running, including…
Mexico’s telecoms regulator, the IFT, is seeking comments on a study it has compiled on spectrum efficiency metrics.
Europe is currently in a far worse position than other parts of the world such as the US or China, said Nicholas Blades, Telefonica's director of regulation, competition and data policy, at…
Unusually, the country’s three operators were all given different bands for 5G by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Market leader China Mobile might emerge as the main…
Hong Kong raised a total of HK$6 billion ($750 million) from an auction that reassigned 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies to incumbents, but not everyone was impressed with the…
Verizon followed through on its promise and launched a 5G home broadband service earlier this year. Although it can claim to be the first one to turn on a 5G commercial…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unanimously voted in favour of auctioning the 37.6–40 GHz and 47.2–48.2 GHz bands together by the end of 2019.
The country’s sale of the 3.6 GHz band was in line with recent contests in terms of spectrum valuation, although how the A$853 million ($614 million) total was reached was…
Peru’s ministry of transport and communications (MTC) has announced major changes to the country’s spectrum management strategy to help accommodate the arrival of 5G and close the digital divide.
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rejected an appeal by satellite operator ViaSat against a decision by the regulator Ofcom to authorise a rival firm, Inmarsat, to use the…
Machine learning is credited with revolutionizing other sectors, such as voice recognition software, and many hope it can have a similar impact on spectrum management.
The Malaysian government is considering how to proceed with a stalled contest for spectrum in the 700 MHz band. One possibility is an auction, which would be a first for…
Spectrum assignments and small cell deployment appear to be the most critical issues for 5G, according to an EU study published recently.