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US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided at its monthly open meeting to consult on its plans to auction spectrum in the 24 GHz band this November alongside licences…

The multi-year European Union pan-African programme funds various projects, one of which seeks to create a more harmonised regulatory environment for the rollout of information and communication technology, with an…

Chinese manufacturer Huawei has condemned the global hype over 5G, claiming that average consumers would find no "fundamental and material differences between 4G and 5G".

Canadian plans for auctioning 600 MHz spectrum call for a significant set-aside to encourage greater competition. But set-asides have been tried in the past and have so far failed to…

Cuba is signalling its willingness to cooperate more actively with its neighbours in preparations for WRC-19.

New Zealand’s government wants the occupants of 3.5 GHz to vacate the band and is considering sharing auction proceeds with them as compensation.

The Polish parliament will soon amend the country’s telecoms law. The draft amendments include several relating to Poland’s spectrum policy and the activities of the country’s regulator, the Office of…

Norway has successfully completed its move to digital audio broadcasting (DAB) in terms of switching off its FM stations, although old radio listening habits die hard, Digital Radio Norway says.…

UK regulator Ofcom published the final results of its 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz auction today, but questions remain about the impact it will have on the country's mobile industry.

Dish Network has filed documents with the US financial regulator concerning its relationship with two other companies that may save the $3.3 billion discount it secured for AWS-3 spectrum in…

UK regulator Ofcom is hoping to expand rural mobile coverage by factoring in commercial operators' ability to site their equipment on towers being built for the country's Emergency Services Network…

Spectrum analysts (including me) often proclaim that harmful interference is a growing problem, or at the very least a growing risk. That sounds obvious, given the growing profusion of radios,…

Ireland's 3.5 GHz auction last year demonstrated mobile operators' interest in this potential 5G band and this has been confirmed by the UK's auction results, where the price for a…

Interest in the technology is growing now the conclusion of US 600 MHz auction is bringing regulatory certainty, says Kalpak Gude, President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, in an interview with…

The auction versus beauty contest debate is alive and well in the mobile industry as it heads towards 5G contests.