Only days after Movistar’s request to suspend the process was turned down by the Court for the Defence of Free Competition (TDLC), Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel has again adjusted the calendar for the next 5G spectrum auction, which will award frequencies in the 3.5GHz band.
The 20th of December at 9 am local time saw the start of an auction to assign 5G spectrum to various players in Colombia. But was everyone happy with the result?
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is reportedly planning to carry out another round of 5G spectrum auctions in January and February next year. Spectrum in 11 bands ranging from 600MHz to above 37GHz are likely to be put up for sale.
The Israeli government appears to be keen to encourage operators to make plans for the next 5G spectrum auction with a call for smart city-focused rollout.
Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday asked telecom service providers to be ready for the launch of 5G as the spectrum assignment letter has been issued.
The spectrum harmonization process, brings together a bunch of radio wave holdings within a band into one contiguous block with the consensus of all telecom service providers, its a critical process for 5G services
As the late July date for India’s 5G auctions approaches, operators will have to think carefully about where the money is coming from for the additional spectrum. However, it looks like Vodafone Idea (Vi) is already positioning itself financially through a planned equity deal and a delay to AGR dues, among other plans.