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Ethiopia moved a step closer to liberalising its telecoms market by publishing the rules of its first-ever spectrum auction and issuing a call for bidders.

An upcoming auction in Denmark and ongoing consultation processes in a handful of EU countries reveal an increasing interest in the 410—470 MHz frequency range for private utility and Internet…

120 MHz of the 3.7—4.2 GHz band is now a step closer to being available by 2021 in key US markets.

Spectrum policy experts who spoke at a PolicyTracker webinar cautioned against some innovative aspects of recent spectrum assignments, such as auctions with set-asides for industrial applications and auction-less licence renewals.

The history of spectrum policy is littered with attempts to flip satellite spectrum for terrestrial mobile broadband services. But despite recent bankruptcies in the industry, several satellite operators are now…

The two Asia-Pacific countries recently awarded spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band without using an auction, albeit for different reasons.

Ofcom has corrected errors in a previous statement and asked for new comments about a forthcoming award amid threats of legal action and its controversial claim that operators can offer…

French spectrum agency ANFR has concluded that 5G multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems are safe, partly because they resemble the behaviour of Parisian waiters.

The country’s three mobile operators are either using 5G as an alternative to the fixed broadband monopoly run by the state-owned National Broadband Network (NBN) or are considering doing so.

Economists based at the US regulator have found ways to build on the harm claim thresholds concept.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to allow more frequencies to be used by earth stations in motion communicating with geostationary satellites. It will also liberalise the rules for…

TerreStar Corporation, which acquired and then lost 64 commercial wireless licences in the 1.4 GHz band, has been given temporary use of the spectrum to support wireless medical telemetry services…

Finnish regulator Traficom is pressing ahead with plans for the country’s 26 GHz auction despite the disruptive impact of the coronavirus.

Belgium’s regulator BIPT recently awarded temporary licences in the 3.6 GHz band to the country’s three mobile operators as well as two telecoms providers focused on verticals. 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to allow Anterix to claim "eminent domain" on holdout narrowband licensees in the USA’s 900 MHz band (896—901/935—940 MHz).