February 5, 2008, ROME (WiMAX Day). The Ministry of Communications in Italy announced that it completed the first stage of the auction for 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum. Since January 30, the Ministry has open all the envelopes containing ... continue...

January 22, 2008, ROME (WiMAX Day). The Ministry of Communications in Italy announced yesterday that it has received 29 bids for 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum licenses. In December 2007, 48 companies submitted expressions of interest to the Ministry. ... continue...

December 5, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). The Ministry of Communications in Italy announced that 48 companies have expressed interest in the auction for 3.5 GHz WiMAX spectrum in January 2008. Communications minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday that ... continue...

October 12, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). The Italian Ministry of Communications (Agcom) announced yesterday that licenses for 3.4 ~ 3.6 GHz WiMAX spectrum will be auctioned in January 2008. The long anticipated auction will draw interest from international ... continue...

September 27, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). While the date for the auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum in Italy has yet to be confirmed (it was scheduled for June 2007), it was reported in the Italian daily Corriere Della ... continue...

May 16, 2007, ZURICH (WiMAX Day). Swisscom AG announced that it has completed the acquisition of shares in Italian alternative telecoms provider Fastweb SpA. Swisscom has acquired 82.4% of the shares in Fastweb for a total of €4.2 ... continue...

February 21, 2007, MILAN (WiMAX Day). On Monday, Stefano Parisi, CEO of the Italian alternative telecoms provider Fastweb SpA, indicated that if the company is awarded a license for WiMAX spectrum in June 2007, he foresees investing €300 ... continue...