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Brazilian regulator Anatel sold just 5,479 out of 20,000 regional spectrum licences made available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the end of last year.

It appears that the former Soviet countries' “stringent” demands in negotiations over IMT identification of 1452-1492 MHz at WRC-15 caused European negotiator CEPT to take the view that the existing…

Myanmar's government is seeking to award a licence to a fourth mobile operator but its tender document does not seem to include basic information that would help potential operators make…

The recently approved cap in Spain will boost the total amount of spectrum operators can own by 41 per cent and potentially means Spanish operators could end up with some…

After several delays, Thailand's 900 MHz auction has begun and total revenues have already exceeded $4 billion: nearly 12 times the reserve prices.

A report from the UK Spectrum Policy Forum argues that there is an emerging spectrum crunch in bands above 10 GHz.

Ed Vaizey, the UK minister responsible for spectrum, has rejected accusations of favouring mobile network operators (MNOs) over consumers during a recent debate in Parliament.

As 2015 winds down, several US congressional spectrum proposals are in play. But, although spectrum issues are generally bipartisan, it's not clear yet which, if any, bills will advance or…

The Internet of Things (IoT) was a hot topic at the French "Spectre et Innovation" conference, organised by the ANFR, with speakers saying the IoT needs to be able to…

Speakers at the French spectrum conference "Spectre et Innovation", organised by the ANFR, expressed conflicting views over the future of the lower UHF band (470–694 MHz).

The agency joins other US government-backed bodies NASA and DARPA in intelligent frequency management by developing its own licensed shared access (LSA) software for AWS-3 spectrum sharing.

This month's issue focuses mainly on the agreements reached at WRC-15 in November. Other than that, there are updates from France, where the 700 MHz band has just been auctioned,…

Mobile industry figures say that the decision not to use a joint task group represents an acceptable compromise.

The UK's mobile operators have used the legal system to delay a proposed auction of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands - just as they did when…

Concerns about ITU procedures and regional fragmentation were the two most prominent themes in our WRC-15 survey carried out this week. But most respondents said they were broadly satisfied with…