Taiwanese mobile network operators (MNOs) Far EasTone and Asia Pacific Telecom want to share their frequencies in the 700 MHz band and have a spectrum swap as a fallback if…
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Brazil is moving ahead with its plan to open the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed use. More countries in the region, including Canada, Colombia and Mexico, could soon follow.
Reverse auctions in which service providers compete for funding to provide high-speed broadband services have taken off in the US. Why aren't they used elsewhere?
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) announced this week it has launched a review of the European Union's 5G policies, after highlighting that these were “issues of concern”.
Saudi regulator CITC is working on a draft proposal that will introduce a number of significant changes to the country’s spectrum management framework, including expanding 5G services in the C-band,…
Moves by the European Commission and China to back 6G research are part of a wave of global activities to support the next generation of mobile networks.
A new telecoms policy document for the UK provides a stepping stone to an environment without “high-risk vendors” such as China’s Huawei but the removal of existing infrastructure remains a…
Chile's 5G award has attracted interest not only from the four largest mobile operators but also from a new player, Borealnet, which is owned by the controversial US firm Rivada…
The US is proposing that the ITU Radiocommunication Sector studies potential sharing between active and passive services in a series of bands above 71 GHz.
The US regulator has reaffirmed that SNR Wireless LicenseCo and Northstar Wireless are controlled by Dish Network and were therefore ineligible for small company bidding credits in the 2015 AWS-3…
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission has unanimously voted to propose a co-primary allocation for space-to-Earth fixed satellite service at 17.3—17.8 GHz.
Slovakian regulator the RÚ says four telecoms firms companies have acquired spectrum in the 700, 900 and 1800 MHz bands for a total of €100.2 million.
Lithuanian regulator RRT plans to launch a 700 MHz auction by the end of 2020 and sell 3.5 GHz spectrum in the first quarter of 2021. It will then auction…
Regulators should focus less on spectrum auctions to drive broadband availability in underserved areas and more on the economic and GDP value of accelerating connectivity, according to Facebook vice president…
The Czech Republic's 5G auction concluded last week after several delays over the last two years. It seems not to have achieved its aim of introducing a fourth national competitor…