Peru's regulatory agency, OSIPTEL, has prohibited telecom operators from using the term "4G" or "Fourth Generation" to market their products. Lenka Zajec, the agency's corporate communications manager, told RCR Wireless News that the measure is based on the need to ensure the accuracy of information...
Argentina's federal government is planning to auction spectrum bands next year that will allow carriers to deploy LTE, according to local news reports, citing the planning minister Julio de Vido. The spectrum to be auctioned is 1700–2100 MHz (AWS).
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Aiming to evolve telecommunication services in Brazil, minister of communications Paulo Bernardo, told members of the press that some important measures might be taken in upcoming months, such as voting on antenna regulation, certifying femtocells and auctioning 700 MHz spectrum bands.
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Spectrum auctions for next generation mobile services have two different strategic implications for our region. First, in developing markets such as Latin America, mobile broadband is a crucial, cost-effective opportunity to increase broadband penetration, fulfill local governments' goals of digital inclusion and bring digital...
Colombia's LTE auction has been postponed again. The government announced that it will take place in February next year, and América Móvil's Claro will be allowed to bid in the 2.5 GHz. The main reason for so many delays was the polemic debate over the...
The Federal Communications Commission has put U.S. spectrum policy on a path to the world’s first incentive spectrum auction to repurpose broadcast television spectrum for mobile broadband use. But broadcasters appear determined to hold onto their spectrum.
Carriers are supporting the FCC's auction proposals, eager...
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Despite all the efforts of the Colombian ICT ministry, Mintic, to award LTE spectrum in December,...
The Argentinian government has canceled its plans to auction wireless spectrum and instead allocated 25% of 3G spectrum to the state-owned satellite operator, Arsat. To justify the move, the government said it would prevent a monopoly. The announcement was made on Wednesday, startling the...
The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly planning to review its "spectrum screen" rules before it moves forward with a plan to auction spectrum currently used by over-the-air broadcasters.
Brazilian wireless carriers want the 700 MHz band for deploying LTE. And the government might auction this spectrum band ahead of schedule, sometime next year. The primary issue is that the 700 MHz band is used for analog television signal—and the digital TV transition plan states that all...
The auction that will allow the deployment of LTE telecom networks in Peru is expected to take place during the first half of next year. The Agency for Promotion of Private Investment (ProInversión) will grant the allocation of two blocks in the bands of...
Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) and the Spectrum Agency (ANE) have once again postponed the auction of spectrum licenses set to support LTE services. The delay was announced during the International Spectrum Congress held this week, when officials presented a document...
Peru's ProInversión, which is an agency tasked with the promotion of private investments in the country, has again postponed the spectrum auction for the provision of public telecommunication services. The new auction date is now set for the middle of August.
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The much-anticipated LTE spectrum auction in the United Kingdom is scheduled to begin this year, but there won't be any bidding until 2013. The United Kingdom's telecom regulating authority, Ofcom, announced the details of the plan today that aims to provide nearly the entire population...
Peru’s agency for the promotion of private investment, ProInversión, postponed the scheduled July 19 spectrum band auction for the provision of public telecommunication services for the Lima and Callao provinces as well as the rest of the country. The new auction date is July 24.
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Venezuela’s three mobile network operators – state-run Movilnet, Telefónica subsidiary Movistar and domestically-owned Digitel – have responded to last month’s invitation to participate in a tender for three blocks of mobile spectrum in the 1710 MHz-2170 MHz mobile frequency bands, the National Telecommunications Commission...
Brazilian telecom agency Anatel said that six telecom groups have submitted bids for Brazil's upcoming frequency tenders in the 2.5 GHz and 450 MHz bands. The bidding events are intended to help roll out LTE technology throughout the country.
The participating telecom groups are Claro...
Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) and the Spectrum Agency (ANE) has announced that the start of the auction for spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 1.9 GHz bands will be postponed from Aug. 22 to Sept. 5 (check full...
Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has announced an upcoming auction for three blocks of mobile spectrum within the International Mobile Telecommunications band 1710 MHz-2170 MHz.
The government said it aims to improve access to and the quality of mobile telephony services and broadband wireless networks....
The Federal Communications Commission moved forward with its controversial Mobility Fund, announcing the release of a public notice with the procedures for “phase one” of the reverse auction for universal service fund support. The fund is expected to provide up to $300 million in...
TIM is participating in Brazilian LTE auction, TIM President Luca Luciani said in a conference call today. TIM reported a 30% rise in first-quarter profit, with its share of the country's booming mobile market delivering solid revenue growth. Read the full report here.
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In January 2012, Anatel opened the LTE-spectrum auction rules for public consideration. The rules included details...
Austria’s telecommunications regulatory body has postponed plans to auction wireless spectrum in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1.8 GHz band targeting the launch of LTE services due to a pending acquisition by a pair of the country’s largest wireless operators. The auction was...
