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Telefonica has reached an agreement with the Peruvian government to renew its licences in the 850 and 1900 MHz bands for a further 18 years, but with stricter conditions.

UK regulator Ofcom announced this morning that the country’s “4G” auction is underway, with all seven bidders that qualified to take part still involved in the process.

Expressions of interest from operators around the world are expected in two new mobile licences to be awarded via beauty contest by the government of Myanmar (Burma), the last major…

German regulator the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) has published a discussion paper presenting possible scenarios for future mobile spectrum allocations. The scenarios focus in particular on the 900 and 1800 MHz GSM…

Uruguayan regulator URSEC has published the details of its planned spectrum auction, due to be held on 13 March 2013. The auction will see three bands auctioned, with a total…

Singapore’s telecoms regulator has published a detailed decision on auctioning the 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands specifically for 4G services later this year, while also announcing its plans for…

A few years ago ultra wideband was generally regarded as a rapidly-developing technology which would become ubiquitous in homes and offices, replacing the wires linking devices with wireless connectivity. It…

A decision by the Bangladeshi government to impose value-added tax (VAT) on 3G spectrum licences in the 2.1 GHz band is unusual, although spectrum is subject to sales or other…

A new project launched by a group of Canadian academics intends to broaden public interest in spectrum policy.

Following a month-long consultation with industry players, Icelandic authorities will hold an auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bands next month.

Pakistan’s third attempt to sell 3G spectrum appears to have collapsed after the regulator cancelled the auction consultants’ contracts. A Parliamentary committee said the PTA had failed as a regulator.

Our top story this month is the surprising results in the Dutch mobile auction. With this in mind we look ahead to the likely values in the forthcoming UK auction,…

The fate of Australia’s planned 700 MHz digital dividend spectrum auction hangs in the balance as operators wait to see if the government will back down on the artificially high…

Mexican regulator Cofetel has announced that it will carry out a public consultation with regard to self-organising networks (SONs) in February 2013 as part of a general shake-up of the…

Although seven companies paid the $3000 entry fee to acquire tender documents for Nicaragua’s 1800 MHz auction, the spectrum eventually attracted just one firm bidder: the Chinese firm Xinwei.