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The country has considered using auctions to assign spectrum a number of times in the past but this is the first time that mobile operator NTT Docomo has expressed support…

The Latvian Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) has sold the 700 MHz band, while Montenegro’s telecoms regulator has issued licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2 GHz and 2.6 GHz…

Taiwan Mobile and T Star will jointly hold 100 MHz in the C-band if their merger is approved, gaining parity with their rivals.

The standard, ETSI DECT-2020 NR, will be used by Finnish Internet of Things (IoT) company Wirepas.

South African regulator ICASA said it intends to move ahead with its planned auction of high-demand spectrum this year despite an emergency request from the mobile network operator (MNO) to…

Local operators aim to prove they can share the band with Russia’s law enforcement agencies and the armed forces.

Developments in the US are prompting regulators across the world to take a closer look at the issue of altimeter interference.

A new study calls on the UK to reserve dedicated frequencies for utility firms, arguing that a commercial mobile-based solution would cost as much as £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) more.

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) aims to make an additional 16 GHz of spectrum available by the end of 2025, with most of this coming from bands…

Spectrum scarcity is among the drivers for a spate of mergers between mobile network operators (MNOs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, say analysts.

A new association, EUWENA, is campaigning for affordable and harmonised spectrum for private wireless networks across Europe. 

The UK government and the country’s incumbent mobile operators have agreed on a new target of 2033 to switch off all 2G and 3G networks. 

A paper published by the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) concludes that the US government needs to invest $36 billion to achieve ubiquitous 5G broadband coverage.

Urban areas delivered most of the revenues in the country’s regional auction of 850/900 MHz, although competition for frequencies was more intense outside the cities.

Ofcom argues that new approaches will need to be agreed upon soon in a paper reaffirming its commitment to a flexible approach to Terahertz spectrum.