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Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu received the country’s first commercial local 5G licence, with others already following. 

The use of spectrum auctions was once a black-and-white issue but is now more shades of grey. For over a decade auctions have been the predominant method of assigning spectrum…

Hungarian regulator NMHH has assigned three licences for 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands to Magyar Telekom, Telenor and Vodafone. 

Ethiopia’s telecoms sector was to undergo a major liberalisation early this year, but the process has now been delayed and mobile operators are preparing for an uncertain future. 

The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to pose an existential threat to the mobile sector or require changes in spectrum regulation, speakers said at a 3 April PolicyTracker webinar on the…

PolicyTracker's webinars examine the key issues in spectrum management and policy. Here you can find links to the recordings of the webinars and also download the presentations.

The T-Mobile / Sprint merger was approved by federal agencies partly on its commitments to divest spectrum to Dish. Will that still happen? 

Five companies have applied for Belgium’s temporary 5G licences in the 3.6—3.8 GHz band.

As the novel coronavirus spreads worldwide, spectrum regulators are acting to ensure that communications services remain available and resilient by making additional spectrum available to operators. Several have also delayed…

Senior representatives of the satellite industry warned a panel at the annual Satellite 2020 conference that WRC-23 may mark a return to "trench warfare" between the mobile and satellite industries. 

As a large portion of the developed world shelters at home, operators are called upon to share their data, raising fears among civil liberties campaigners.

The Czech regulator CTU has launched a consultation on new rules for its 5G spectrum auction after its chief executive unexpectedly resigned last month. 

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed that of the $7.6 billion in revenue from "Auction 103", $3.1 billion was spent on credits to allow incumbents to reorganize…

Poland’s regulator UKE launched the country’s long-awaited 5G auction earlier this month, offering four licences in the 3.6 GHz band. 

While the pandemic has unsurprisingly delayed a range of activities from France’s 5G auction to meetings of the ITU, many countries see spectrum as a key element of their response…