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Dutch operators finally get their hands on midband 5G spectrum

by Harry Baldock | Jul 2, 2024

This week, the Dutch telecoms regulator has announced the conclusion of its latest 5G auction, with KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo all acquiring additional spectrum licences.

India concludes underwhelming 5G spectrum auction

by Georgia Sweeting | Jun 29, 2024

India’s latest 5G spectrum auction completed on Wednesday after seven rounds. The government collected 113.40 billion rupees ($1.35 billion) from the auction, which was far less than the total spectrum on sale, simply because demand for the spectrum is too low. The sale fell short of the 962.38 billion rupees worth of spectrum on offer.

General election over, India’s 5G auction faces further delays

by Harry Baldock | Jun 5, 2024

The process has been pushed back to the end of the month, now set to take place on June 25

FCC seeks workarounds for lapsed auction authority

by Maddie Hicks | Apr 15, 2024

Telecoms companies and industry associations have submitted recommendations for how the FCC should allocate spectrum, despite losing their auction authority.

Stage X wins mmWave spectrum to become South Korea’s fourth 5G player

by Harry Baldock | Feb 1, 2024

This week, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has announced the results of its latest spectrum auction process, revealing Stage X as the winner poised to become the country’s fourth national mobile network operator.

Mitratel snaps up 803 telecoms towers for $113m

by Harry Baldock | Nov 30, 2023

This week, Indonesian towerco Mitratel has announced the acquisition of 803 new telecoms masts from local infrastructure firm Gametraco Tunggal.

Ofcom lines up mmWave spectrum auction

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 8, 2023

UK regulator Ofcom has today confirmed the details of the UK’s first millimetre-wave (mmWave) spectrum auction, building on the plans initial confirmation in September.

The auction ranges across the 26GHz and 40GHz spectrum bands, which will be used by mobile operators to provide faster 5G speeds across 68 UK towns and cities.