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EE adds to Ofcom woes with another spectrum challenge

EE is set to pile the misery onto Ofcom, as it joins Three in challenging the watchdog’s new mobile spectrum cap.

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• 21 Aug 2017

T-Mobile lights up 600 MHz for the zero phones that are compatible

T-Mobile has announced it has switched on what it claims are the first 600 MHz LTE network sites worldwide, even though there aren’t any phones on the market that can make use of it.

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• 16 Aug 2017

European operators have a collective moan about spectrum

Nine of Europeans largest operators have clubbed together and written a letter to the European Commission to complain about the state of affairs when it comes to spectrum regulation.

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• 17 Jul 2017

Is Three going to scupper the UK’s 5G plans?

UK operator Three’s continued flounce over not getting its own way could extend to legal action, resulting in the delay of the 5G spectrum auction.

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• 14 Jul 2017

Ofcom rejects Three’s pleas for spectrum socialism

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its long-awaited decision on the upcoming 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands, and Three is not happy.

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• 11 Jul 2017

Arqiva hunting expedition results in even more 5G spectrum

Arqiva has announced it has secured additional 28GHz spectrum licence from intelligent managed services provider, Luminet.

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• 04 Jul 2017

France reckons it could start launching 5G services next year

The French telecoms regulator Arcep has concluded a 5G consultation with a timetable that suggests 5G services could start launching in 2018.

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• 23 Jun 2017

French regulator says SFR and Bouygues can use 2.1 GHz band for 4G

The two French operators want to repurpose spectrum currently being used for 3G and the regulator Arcep has got no problem with that.

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• 19 Jun 2017

Vestberg celebrates having some cash for once by dropping $3.1 billion on 5G spectrum

Verizon has finally been unveiled as the no-so-mystery counter-bidder for Straight Path and its millimeter wave spectrum, having beaten AT&T to the punch.

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• 11 May 2017

Ofcom says 700 MHz interference for 86k people isn’t worth bothering about

Ofcom has launched another consultation over the reallocation of the 700MHz band, coming to the conclusion that it was right to move digital terrestrial television (DTT) elsewhere.

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• 09 May 2017

Mystery bidder mysteriously outbids itself for Straight Path

Straight Path Communications has found itself in the middle of a bidding war, but no-one’s 100% sure who is on either side.

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• 08 May 2017

The floodgates open on premature 5G network announcements

T-Mobile US wasted little time after AT&T’s 5G Evolution posturing to lay claim to the first nationwide 5G announcement.

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• 02 May 2017

Three UK CEO throws temper tamtrum over spectrum auction

Seemingly not happy with the current level of moaning which his team seems to be doing, Three CEO Dave Dyson has thrown a massive temper tamtrum during the company’s earnings call.

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• 23 Mar 2017

Nokia tries to get ahead of the game on 600 MHz

Nokia has made a jump-start on the low-band 600MHz spectrum, through completing the first pre-standard 600MHz LTE call using commercially-available hardware.

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• 23 Mar 2017

Put down the pancakes and sort out our spectrum – KPN

KPN has thrown a bit of a temper tantrum with the Dutch government, claiming its policy will leave insufficient spectrum for next generation mobile communication.

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• 14 Mar 2017

Ofcom wants to free up a bunch more 5 GHz spectrum for wifi

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is proceeding with a consultation to extend wifi access to an additional 125 MHz of spectrum in the 5.8 GHz band.

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• 09 Mar 2017

Ofcom publishes beginner’s guide to 5G

Mobile phones have become really important, we’re told, while spectrum is, like, the air that the internet flies around in.

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• 08 Feb 2017

Three UK buys UK Broadband and a bunch of spectrum for £250 million

Challenger MNO Three UK is buying UK Broadband for £250 million in an apparent bid to improve its fixed wireless offering and to grab a chunk of high-frequency spectrum.

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• 06 Feb 2017

MulteFire unveils wifi on steroids with release 1.0

Over a year after it was first announced MulteFire release 1.0 is completed, promising to bring LTE-like connectivity over unlicensed spectrum.

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• 17 Jan 2017

Europe reaches 700 MHz agreement just as paint begins to dry

The European Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) has stated it has come to an agreement with the European Parliament and European Council on how to best use the 700 MHz band.

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• 15 Dec 2016