The PTS completed the auction of the 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz bands in just one day, which had been delayed due to appeals from Huawei.
First phase of the US 3.8GHz spectrum auction raises record-breaking $80.9bn
UK operators expand 5G footprint but a common approach to defining coverage is still missing
EE and O2 have announced further 5G coverage in towns and cities, but so far only EE has disclosed the criteria it uses to consider a location covered.
Portugal adopts new rules to protect vulnerable telecoms customers during COVID-19
Swedish 5G auction can go ahead with restrictions on Chinese vendors
The Court of Appeal revoked the suspension of the restrictions for the next auction, but Huawei’s appeal can still go ahead.
Funding arrangements put in place for vendor swap-out in the US
Operators using the Universal Service Fund will have access to at least $1.6bn to meet the cost of replacing equipment from restricted vendors.
Finland passes law to restrict vendors on security grounds
The law does not single out any particular vendor, and introduces compensation for operators having to replace equipment.
Portuguese competition authority finds cartel between MEO and NOWO
MEO is fined €84m for striking an anticompetitive agreement with the country’s smallest operator, NOWO.
