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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) plans to announce which millimetre wave (mmWave) bands the country will use for 5G by December 2019, with 26 GHz the obvious…

The Russian Federation has proposed removing some of the limits on the use of the 4.9 GHz band by mobile broadband (IMT in the jargon of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector).

A number of Asian countries are proposing 100 MHz guard bands between 5G and satellite operators in the C-band, but that doesn’t mean there is a consensus on the subject. 

Several recent spectrum auctions have used formats that differ significantly from traditional versions. Are these designs weird, or do they simply reflect changing thinking about the policy and regulatory objectives…

The director of spectrum at Sweden's regulator, Jonas Wessel, who also chairs the EU advisory body the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), told delegates at the 14th Annual European Spectrum Management…

Canada plans to make spectrum available for 5G in the 3.5 GHz, 3.8 GHz and millimetre wave (mmWave) bands in the next three years. 

Taiwan, one of the Asian countries where 3.5 GHz is more readily available, wants to auction spectrum in that band and the 28 GHz band before the end of 2019—sooner…

Roberto Viola, director-general of DG Connect, told a conference last week that Brussels was proposing  “5G for the EU in cooperation with all stakeholders, in order to build community platforms…

The combined market share of Axiata and Telenor in Malaysia has drawn the attention of the government and the regulator MCMC. 

High altitude platforms (HAPS) are crucial for affordable broadband connectivity backhaul, particularly in the developing world, says consultant H. Sama Nwana.

UK regulator Ofcom has revealed it will allow spectrum sharing in the 26 GHz band, as well as in the 8 GHz range, but users will only be able to…

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has awarded commercial 5G licences to the country’s three mobile operators and has interesting plans for the state broadcaster, particularly in regard…

In relative terms the prices are much less than in Italy but one operator labelled the German 5G auction a "disaster" and legal action is ongoing over controversial coverage obligations.

A debate is now underway in the UK and elsewhere over whether mobile network operators should be given access to street furniture such as lampposts for 4G and 5G rollout. 

Norway’s regulator Nkom has sold licences to use spectrum in the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands for almost $85 million.