France’s competition authority has rejected Orange’s attempt to block a network sharing deal agreed by rivals SFR and Bouygues. Most of Europe’s operators are likely to breathe a sigh of…
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This is despite the firm apparently making little use of the spectrum. The regulator is also no longer linking this idea with a proposal to consolidate spectrum in the band.
This means there are only five EU member states left who have yet to assign their 800 MHz digital dividend spectrum.
The 800 MHz band will be available for LTE use in Spain next year.
1800 MHz band remains the most important band for LTE.
Spectrum sharing was a prominent topic at the “5G Huddle” event held in London earlier this week.
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has issued an invitation to participate in an auction of spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band. The contest will be held in…
Stakeholders concerned about various aspects of next year's US spectrum incentive auction have filed 30 petitions asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rethink its plans. It's unlikely the challenges…
The new president of the European Commission has asked Günther Oettinger to develop a harmonised approach to spectrum, but he is to report to Andrus Ansip, who will be responsible…
The potential allocation of the 77.5-78 GHz band to car radar services poses an “existential threat” to radio astronomy, according to an international committee that studies spectrum requirements for passive…
The report lists under-used bands and advocates spectrum sharing to avert a spectrum crunch.
A crucial vote in Europe's Conference Preparatory Group (CPG) later this month will determine whether the continent will advocate identifying swathes of valuable L-band spectrum for IMT at WRC-15, despite…
olleh Rwanda Networks has launched a FDD LTE network in the 800 MHz band.
European Commission plans to harmonise two spectrum bands across Europe for wireless audio equipment use will harm cultural and creative industries and threaten press freedom, according to representatives of the…
A former senior official in the Canadian regulator has expressed confidence that the ITU-R will authorise a band plan for mobile broadband use of a 2 x 30 MHz block…