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Japanese mobile giant SoftBank and fledgling US satellite company Lynk are looking to use terrestrial mobile spectrum for stratospheric and satellite services respectively. 

Zambia’s regulator Zicta says it has withdrawn the licence for Vodafone’s local franchise holder due to financial problems. 

London has unveiled new guidance for commercial landlords, public property owners and mobile operators on deploying base stations. 

US satellite operators are effectively proposing to hold a private auction of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band, but T-Mobile, the mobile operator that would potentially have the best mid-band spectrum position…

Faced with a growing need for spectrum for complex military operations, and with burgeoning commercial demand, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled plans to ensure it retains access…

Equipment manufacturer Ericsson has suggested that drones could be the next big thing in spectrum management, arguing that they are more accurate and cost-efficient than current interference management tools. 

The University of Oulu in Finland released what it claims is the world’s first white paper on the future of 6G earlier this month. 

Ajit Pai, chair of US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has said that mobile broadband licences issued this year for 24.25–24.45 GHz and 24.75–25.25 GHz may be revised following…

Spectrum sharing could be enabled in several blockchain-driven scenarios, according to a recent academic paper. 

The problem of coexistence with satellite TV may be putting the brakes on the adoption of 3.5 GHz, also known as the C-band, in some Asian countries, but it is…

While big telecoms players seem committed to reducing their carbon footprint, the sector’s energy bill is only set to increase as demand for and consumption of mobile data keeps growing. 

Rakuten Mobile was expected to disrupt Japan's mobile market in the manner of India’s Reliance Jio but has found deploying a 4G network hard going. 

The discussion among regulators about which band plan to adopt for 2.6 GHz is acquiring an additional resonance in Asia as the band emerges as a potential favourite for 5G…

The German ministry for transport and digital infrastructure is to introduce measures to accelerate 4G and 5G rollout, including fines of up to €1 million for operators whose progress is…

Last week’s ITU inter-regional workshop highlighted just how divided member states are when it comes to identifying 5G bands, in particular the 26 GHz band.