An increasing number of mobile operators are proposing a pragmatic solution for the lack of investment in 5G and high network rollout costs: sharing networks.  Read more...

State-owned Viettel last week became the first of the country’s operators to receive a trial 5G licence and radio frequencies, but its lofty ambitions face spectrum limitations and other obstacles.  Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom has proposed new measures to facilitate spectrum sharing in mobile bands, authorising third parties to “exploit” unused awarded spectrum.   Read more...

The head of DG Connect, which is part of the European Commission, has branded Europe’s current assignment of 5G spectrum “unacceptable” and urged countries to make more frequencies available.  Read more...

In the world’s second auction for the mmWave 5G frequencies, the 28 GHz band achieved more than double the value seen in Korea last year. Read more...

A senior figure at Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo has told a Brussels conference that many of the carrier's partners "have a misunderstanding of 5G”.  Read more...

There has been a clear push by national regulators across Europe to release 3.5 GHz spectrum. However, mobile deployments in the region’s primary capacity band for 5G could be at risk due to potential satellite interference from neighbouring countries and military services.  Read more...

Switzerland will be the first European country to completely switch off free-to-air digital terrestrial television (DTT).  Read more...

Although 5G is not yet widely available, equipment maker Ericsson seems optimistic about its potential to support multiple use cases in Africa. But is the continent ready for the transition?  Read more...

A deal to swap spectrum between Telefonica and Vodafone in the UK received regulatory encouragement, while India's Reliance Jio Infocomm and RCom were given the cold shoulder. However, both situations indicate trading is on the rise.  Read more...