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A new report from the European Commission’s 5G Observatory says Italy is the only country in the European Union that has assigned spectrum in the 26 GHz band. 

UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on a series of measures to boost WiFi rollout in the 5.8 GHz and 6 GHz band. 

Leading Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo and five of the country’s cable TV operators have formed a consortium to build local 5G networks. 

India's government is to hand 4G spectrum to BSNL and MTNL to help them compete with privately-owned mobile operators.

A new report from a cross-sector expert group –convened under the UK Spectrum Policy Forum– calls for a series of measures to promote the use of dynamic spectrum access (DSA). 

Colombia held a multi-band LTE spectrum auction last month, but the new entrant to the country’s mobile market – Partners – has asked if it can return one of its…

Small-area wireless access points (SAWAPs) will be critical to 5G data traffic growth and a harmonised, "minimalist approach" to licensing them is best, according to a report compiled for the…

India's space agency failed to get its sought-after strict limits on mmWave 5G at WRC-19, but it may get its way in its home country.

New Zealand is to auction 5G frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band early this year although the winners are only entitled to hold the frequencies for two years, a shift…

The main Brussels airport is building its own private 5G network in a move that it says will increase operational efficiency, along with the safety and reliability of its communication…

The partnership is the latest development in Globalstar’s ongoing repurposing of satellite spectrum for terrestrial mobile services and adds to Nokia’s growing list of private LTE network deals. 

It feels unusual for mobile network operators (MNOs) to be asking for less spectrum to be released rather than more, but that’s what is happening in Thailand ahead of its…

More Asian countries are assigning the 700 MHz band for mobile broadband, although the process has taken such a long time that the frequencies are as likely to be used…

The future work programme of telecoms standards body 3GPP was discussed at its latest meeting in Sitges, Spain this month, with topics ranging from multicasting to New Radio (NR) on…

Chile’s competition court, the TDLC, has ruled that the telecoms regulator, Subtel, should gradually ensure that no mobile operator has licences for more than given portions of spectrum in various…