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The European Commission (EC) is expected to announce a legislative proposal on the future use of the 470-790 MHz band in early February 2016, according to an EC source.

A bill proposed in the US Congress would give the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and other national organisations powers to run spectrum competitions.

A Norwegian CEPT working group has issued a white paper on the use of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) communications. "Actions must…

The US and South Korea will begin developing 5G in the 28 GHz band with the backing of large technical players, in spite of WRC-15 delegates’ decision not to study…

A spectrum sharing pilot launched on 6 January should open up large amounts of licensed spectrum for 5G, according to Ericsson, RED Technologies and Qualcomm.

MTN Nigeria has completed a deal to acquire CDMA operator Visafone, thereby gaining 2 x 10 MHz in the 800 MHz band.

This month we report on the aftermath of WRC-15, including our subscribers' reactions to its decisions and the establishment of an ITU task group to study 24.2-86 GHz for 5G.…

Portuguese regulator Anacom has rejected Vodafone's application for a six-month temporary network licence in the 900 MHz band.

UK regulator Ofcom has said the country's emergency services network (ESN), currently operated by communications contractor Airwave, is planning to use 2340-2350 MHz for ground-to-air communications when it moves to…

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.

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.