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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. 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to propose a reorganisation of privately held licences in the band to create contiguous spectrum for next-generation smart grid broadband services. 

A study commissioned by the mobile industry association claims that halving the country’s spectrum fees would pay for itself in higher tax revenues in the medium term. 

Mislatel, the China Telecom-backed mobile newcomer in the Philippines, has committed to covering more than a third of the country’s population a year after launch. The consensus is that it…

A draft bill introduced to the US Senate and a Presidential Memorandum both seek to improve understanding of the federal government's use of spectrum. 

The mobile industry association says legislators are not keeping up with the spectrum requirements of mobile network operators (MNOs). It claims that with less than a year to go to the next…

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a request for an ultra-wideband positive train control system while in Europe, CEPT is studying spectrum requirements and candidate bands to…

German regulator BNetzA is expected to confirm next week the final terms and design of the 5G auction due to take place in the first quarter of 2019.