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This month we focus on the ongoing discussions surrounding the future of the 700 MHz band in Europe and elsewhere. There are also updates from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia,…

Amid continuing debates about how to improve the country's telecoms infrastructure, Brazil is gradually developing a plan for switching the 700 MHz band to mobile use.

Muddled and unpredictable spectrum auctions could become a thing of the past if other nations sign up to a Memorandum of Understanding being drawn up by Mexican regulator Cofetel.

America Movil-backed Claro gained a 30 MHz tranche of 2.6 GHz spectrum in the multi-band Colombian auction which was completed at the end of June.

Talks on which spectrum bands are best suited to wireless broadband services are “certain” to be controversial in the lead-up to WRC-15, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) said in…

The UK is consulting but the decision seems to have been taken. Many other European countries are following suit and the challenge now is to make sure this is a…

Two national regulators and the body representing the mobile industry have questioned whether a 2 x 10 MHz allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for public protection and…

The French government’s decision has attracted criticism from both sides: broadcasters are attacking the lack of consultation and mobile operator SFR says it’s considering legal action.

Japan has introduced a new band clearance methodology that aims to put additional spectrum in the hands of mobile operators much more quickly than conventional processes.

The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) is launching a major year-long technical study into how the lower part of the UHF band can be harmonised in Europe.

Pakistan's newly elected government has confirmed it plans to auction 3G licences later this year. However, it first needs to hire three new members for its telecommunications regulator.

Thai regulator the NBTC is setting up a committee to decide on the future of the 700 MHz band.

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) is planning to hold an auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz band in early November.

In a move described by one commentator as a “consumer-focused, populist approach” to competition in the wireless communications market, the Canadian government postponed its planned 700 MHz auction earlier this…

To the delight of industry, citizens' advocates and lawmakers, President Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to start making spectrum available for sharing for commercial wireless uses.