News
Articles

In an unprecedented show of support for the consumer and disregard for government coffers, the Czech regulator has pulled the plug on the country’s 4G spectrum auction because the bidding…

Mobile operators are unlikely to complain about the Bahraini government's decision to bar new entrants from its upcoming 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum auction. However, according…

French regulator ANFR will host a 26-27 June conference in Paris entitled “Spectrum and Innovation: Radiofrequencies a driver for economic growth.”

Our lead stories this month focus on the outcome of the UK's long-delayed 800 MHz/2.6 GHz auction. We also report on the latest plenary meeting of the RSPG and include…

UK regulator Ofcom has published the results of the assignment stage of the country’s 800 MHz/2.6 GHz auction and issued the five winning bidders with licences valid from 1 March.

Critics believe that giving spectrum to national operators falls short of spectrum nationalisation, but giving spectrum to incumbents is becoming a popular way of manipulating the market.

India’s second attempt to auction off licences confiscated last year by the country’s Supreme Court appears to have ended in failure, despite the reserve price having been slashed following a…

The US regulator plans to free 195 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band to relieve the “Wi-Fi crunch” and to revamp technical rules to ensure devices in the…

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Orange, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Arqiva all urged regulators to end any opposition to network sharing.

Eric Fournier, chairman of the Electronic Communications Committee, outlines what the agency is doing to assist the progress of mobile broadband.

An exact picture will only emerge when Ofcom releases more details about the UK 4G auction but at the moment values seem to be lower than comparable European countries.

The European Commission will press for a “sustainable long-term solution” for the 700 MHz band that will accommodate broadcasting and mobile services, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said at the…

The consultants hired by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to auction 3G mobile phone licences have engaged lawyers to take legal action over the non-payment of their fees.

Pakistan has been trying to auction 3G spectrum since 2006. Why has it failed three times? PolicyTracker’s Managing Director, Martin Sims, has had an inside view…

Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has awarded five licences for spectrum suitable for LTE services in the 1800 MHz band to mobile operators P4 and PTC.