ROME (WiMAX Day). After more than one year of operatic negotiations, the Italian Defense Ministry has agreed with the Italian Communications Authority (Agcom) that it will relinquish control of the 3.5 GHz spectrum it controls, in favour of auctioning the spectrum for use with WiMAX. The Defense Ministry stated on Monday that it has begun to work with Agcom “for the progressive movement of our own radars and systems of telecommunication from the 3.5 GHz band, giving demand for the development on the territory of the services supporting the WiMAX technology.” While Agcom has already issued a public consultation for planned use of the spectrum, and the statements made by the Defense Ministry have been officially printed, there is still no firm date when the spectrum might be fully relinquished.