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Small and regional providers win 5G spectrum in Canada

September 26, 2021August 3, 2021 by jozef2

Canada concluded the 3500 MHz spectrum auction on 23 July 2021. The minister of innovation, science and industry announced that as intended, small and regional providers increased their spectrum holdings. The minister thus expects that Canadians will benefit from higher-quality telecom services at competitive prices as a result of the auction. The total proceeds from the … Read more

5G auction in Croatia attracts nine bidders

June 22, 2021 by monikakaceriakova

Upcoming summer season in Croatia may be hot for mobile operators. Croatian regulator HAKOM announced that it had received nine applications for participation in the electronic auction for the award of the 5G spectrum.

Coverage obligations imposed by AKOS after auction

July 31, 2021June 20, 2021 by monikakaceriakova

Slovenian regulator AKOS successfully completed a multiband spectrum auction. AKOS distributed all offered frequencies. The auction covered the 700 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The total proceeds from the auction amount to €164.2m. The new holders of the 15-year licenses must meet certain coverage obligations.

Denmark awards 5G frequency bands

June 20, 2021 by monikakaceriakova

Denmark successfully completes its multiband spectrum auction. The regulator DEA distributed frequencies in five bands among three major mobile operators. In return, it will collect proceeds amounting to more than DKK 2bn.

Australian 26 GHz band auction has five winners

July 31, 2021June 20, 2021 by monikakaceriakova

The Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, announced successful completion of the spectrum auction in the 26 GHz band. Five winners, two of them regional operators, gained in total 2.4 GHz for AUD 647.6m.

ComReg spectrum award announced

July 31, 2021June 11, 2021 by monikakaceriakova

Irish telecoms regulator ComReg announced 5G multiband spectrum award. More precisely, it published the information memorandum and starts accepting applications from bidders. This stage follows already after many months of preparations. ComReg will grant licences in the bands 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.6 GHz. The applications will be accepted until 6 August. … Read more

Broadband map on Open Nettest portal

July 31, 2021April 24, 2021 by jozef2

There are several new interesting features in the most current version of Open Nettest public portal. One of those is the new broadband map. We spent considerable amount of time to understand how users use broadband map and how to improve that experience. Based on this understanding, we set several design goals that the new … Read more

Poland to deliver official mail electronically

July 31, 2021April 18, 2021 by jozef2

Poland adopted a new act on e-delivery. It aims to move al official correspondence from state administration bodies into online space. Polish post operator, Poczta Polska, will provide for the service. Digitally excluded citizens can benefit from the so-called hybrid mail.

Regulator gets more complaints about the internet service quality in Latvia

April 18, 2021 by jozef2

Latvian regulator SPRK published a report on consumer complaints. In 2020, consumer dissatisfaction increased by 33%, compared to 2019.

Vivacom, A1 Bulgaria and Telenor win 5G spectrum

April 13, 2021 by jozef2

Bulgarian regulator CRC completes 5G auction in the 3.6 GHz band. The auction took only one day and seven bidding rounds. Each of the country’s main mobile operators – Vivacom, A1 Bulgaria and Telenor – gained 100 MHz. The state will collect a total of BGN 13.4m (USD 8.1m) for the three 20-year licences. The … Read more