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Etisalat has filed a lawsuit over MTN Nigeria's acquisition of Visafone, arguing that the 800 MHz spectrum MTN gained through the deal will cement the company's dominance in Nigeria.

The PMSE industry has joined broadcasters in voicing disquiet over the European Commission's proposal, while Ericsson says SDL at 470-694 MHz is the first stage of a “graceful transition” to…

This month we report on the European Commission's proposals for the 700 MHz band and the huge disparities in opening bids for broadcasters' spectrum in the US incentive auction. There…

Two strong advocates of spectrum liberalisation recognise practical difficulties, lament the lack of innovation in Europe and make the case for reform of the ITU Radio Regulations.

In a recent report, the Thai regulator says the "flexible" payment structure of the auction, which was held last December, was one of the reasons for the high prices. One…

The Hong Kong Communications Authority (HKCA) may offer incumbents first refusal on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum where licences expire in 2020/2021, but it has also proposed an auction.

Polish minister of digitisation Anna Strezynska says the results of last year's 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction will stand, even though she considers the process was flawed. However, she…

This is despite Roberto Viola, director general of the European Commission’s DG Connect unit, telling a spectrum policy event in Brussels this week that digital terrestrial broadcasters were the "main…

In a PolicyTracker interview Commission vice president Andrus Ansip says broadcasters will have to move out of 700 MHz by 2020 at an estimated cost of around €667 million. He…

The opening price for 700 MHz spectrum in Calcutta exceeds the highest MHz/pop amount ever paid for a spectrum licence, provoking strong criticism from a leading figure in the country's…

A PolicyTracker analysis of the opening bids in the US broadcast incentive auction shows that some broadcasters are being offered over 100 times more than others. Non-urban TV stations are…

The ITU-R's Working Party 5D, which includes 26 standards groups, is expected to launch its study schedule for identifying technical requirements and evaluation criteria for 5G in February.

TeliaSonera and Ericsson have said they will make 5G services available by 2018 but have not yet decided which bands to use. They have also said they might have to…

Vodafone Netherlands says its trial of LTE licensed-assisted access (LAA) was a success and 3GPP is due to issue relevant standards in March. However, uncertainty over those standards could mean…

A recently published report recommends releasing the 700 MHz band as well as bands above 2 GHz for mobile broadband use in six Gulf countries.