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Arbitrary, regressive and inconsistent were some of the more polite things Indian and foreign telecoms executives had to say about the Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) proposals on re-auctioning…

Italy's new government has abandoned plans for a “beauty contest” that would have allocated digital terrestrial TV spectrum solely to broadcasters in favour of an auction. The change is expected…

The world’s largest operator by subscriber numbers, China Mobile, has launched its first LTE service, a joint FDD/TDD network in the autonomous Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).

Verizon Wireless’s offer to sell off a large portion of the valuable 700 MHz spectrum it bought in the US “sale of the century” in 2008, provided regulators allow it…

The idea of using the 700 MHz band for mobile broadband is “irresistible,” the head of the EU Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) said at a regulatory conference in London.…

With the 800 MHz digital dividend agreed upon and harmonised for wireless broadband in Europe, the protagonists in what was a tough battle to use the spectrum are preparing for…

A Colombian auction of spectrum for wireless broadband in three frequency bands, scheduled to take place on August 22 this year, aims to attract at least one new entrant into…

The fundamental principle in spectrum regulation should be that “everything is permitted which is not forbidden,” according to the authors of a study on the socio-economic value of shared spectrum…

The national public safety broadband network, reorganisation of TV spectrum and spectrum incentive auctions recently approved by the US Congress could bring massive benefits to the economy, panellists said during…

There could be a first new entrant in the Singapore mobile market since StarHub was licensed in May 1998, if the regulator’s 4G auction proposals go according to plan.

The Finnish government has adopted a resolution stating that it plans to auction 2 x 30 MHz of spectrum in the 800 MHz band by the end of next year.

This month Bahrain is due to publish its initial plans to award a total of 145 MHz in the 2.6 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 1.9 GHz, 1800 MHz and 900 MHz…

As the ITU publishes a report in which it claims broadband, including wireless broadband, is the key to creating a low-carbon economy, the European Commission (EC) is consulting on where…

Deploying small cells could save mobile operators millions of euros, Alcatel-Lucent’s Michel Grech told Cambridge Wireless’s Small Cell Special Interest Group (SIG) last week. The cost advantage over a five-year…

LTE growth is accelerating around the world in terms of operator commitments and commercial launches as well as subscriber numbers. Verizon and NTT DoCoMo, the largest operators in the US…