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Australian regulator ACMA is to reduce the annual tax paid by some spectrum licensees above 5 GHz by 50—90 per cent as the current system is relatively expensive for those…

Disagreements over protecting satellite services has led Europe’s Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) to call for further studies meaning that the harmonisation of 40 GHz for 5G will not happen until…

The UK government has provided significant support to 6G research and development initiatives but has not yet laid out a definite 6G roadmap or strategy. 

The Moldovan administration will use a sealed bid format rather than their usual combinatorial clock auction approach.

A key European Commission spectrum official has warned against inconsistencies in spectrum policies for 5G verticals and highlighted the need for an EU-wide harmonised strategy.

Ethiopia’s newly-established regulator, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA), has awarded a telecoms licence to a consortium led by Kenya’s Safaricom. This ends the state monopoly in the sector.

TV white spaces (TVWS) did not succeed in the early 2010s as many had expected, but there now seems to be renewed interest in the secondary use of UHF and…

Jamaica's ministry of science, energy and technology announced that the locally-owned company has acquired a 2 x 10 MHz block for over $15 million. Rock Mobile replaces troubled former 700…

The mobile industry association has issued a fresh warning over countries backing unlicensed use in the entire 6 GHz band, saying that the future of 5G will be “at risk”…

Efforts since 2015 to attract more women to the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) aren't yet paying off in terms of increased numbers, but are at least raising awareness of the…

The world’s biggest players in telecoms are attempting to find a common vision for 6G with several key events already taking place this year. 

Peru’s new national frequency plan will introduce a number of significant changes, including allowing unlicensed use in the whole 6 GHz band, enabling TV white spaces and making 26 GHz…

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) award of 2 x 20 MHz to Rakuten Mobile doubled the newcomer’s holdings in the 1.7 GHz band, although the latest allocation…

UK's regulator Ofcom had hoped that the four-week negotiation stage included in its recent C-band spectrum auction would be enough to defragment the 3400—3800 MHz range. In the end, only…

The Australian government wants to reserve some frequencies for incumbent mobile operators in an auction of the 850 MHz and 900 MHz bands.