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A report submitted to the US Congress by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes to allow unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations in the 5030—5091 MHz band but not at 960—1164…

France’s unusual 5G auction concluded yesterday, raising close to €2.8 billion from the sale of the 3490—3800 MHz frequency range. 

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed auctioning 100 MHz of the C-band for 5G in December 2021.

While Sonardyne's BlueComm undersea communications technology will never replace acoustic transmissions, it's a valuable complement to them, the company says. And there are no regulatory worries to hamper its use.

The US House of Representatives has passed an Act that would remove the US regulator’s T-Band mandate to start a sale of narrowband licences at 470—512 MHz by February 2021.

Eduard Lovin, the deputy head of Romania’s regulator Ancom, has said the agency will postpone the country's much-anticipated 5G spectrum auction until 2021 as the government has not prepared the…

Internet connectivity is a primary concern for the region, meaning that agenda items of interest include fixed, mobile and broadcasting, maritime/aeronautical and science spectrum, said ITU Radiocommunication Bureau director Mario…

The European Commission (EC) has urged EU member states to develop a joint approach to accelerate and facilitate 5G deployments, although it admitted that 5G networks will not be launched…

Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new Prime Minister, is unhappy about the prices charged by mobile operators NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank and said the government should consider increasing the fees they…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) regulator has assigned the 26 GHz band for 5G, becoming the first country in the Middle East to award mmWave spectrum.

Austria's second 5G auction, which was postponed due to COVID-19, was completed this week, bringing in proceeds of almost €202 million. 

Utilities have been campaigning globally for more access to spectrum over the past few years, but progress is slow and companies are starting to look at alternatives such as spectrum…

The UK has completed the four-year process of clearing spectrum previously used by broadcasting ahead of auctioning it to mobile network operators (MNOs) early next year. 

The UK government has published a new guide to 5G in a bid to counter false claims that the technology can damage people's health.

Malaysia is to close 3G ahead of 2G, an unusual move for Asia where the priority has typically been to shut down the older technology first.