by Laura Sear
Canadian industry minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has said he is "not near a decision" on the transfer of spectrum from Freedom Mobile (part of Shaw) to Quebecor. The C$26 billion merger is due to complete by 31 March. Read more...
by Laura Sear
Canada is looking to release spectrum above 95 GHz for 6G or 5G backhaul applications. These frequencies are widely used for passive services, such as weather satellites and radio astronomy. Mobile applications in the bands are currently in an experimental phase. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Canada has sold regional licences for spectrum in the 3450—3650 MHz band for CAD 8.91 billion ($7.12 billion). Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Canada is reported to have raised almost $6.5 billion in the world’s second most expensive 3.5 GHz auction. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Spectrum auctions are often designed to promote competition so as to lower prices for mobile consumers, but consultancy NERA has criticised a dataset that regulators use to assess market competitiveness. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
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. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Canada has sold the 600 MHz band for CAD 3.47 billion (US$2.6 billion), which is roughly the equivalent of US$ 1.06/MHz/POP (although his figure doesn't take account of unsold spectrum in sparsely populated regions). Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a request for an ultra-wideband positive train control system while in Europe, CEPT is studying spectrum requirements and candidate bands to replace the current train connectivity system. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED), the government department responsible for spectrum, has published its "Spectrum Outlook", revealing its priorities for spectrum release between 2018 and 2022. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
From around 2008 to 2013, several spectrum administrations around the world chose the combinatorial clock auction (CCA) format to allocate spectrum. Fast forward just a few years, and the CCA seems to have fallen out of favour. Why? Read more...