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Brazil auction postponed till 2007

December 11, 2006, SÃO PAULO (WiMAX Day). The federal accounts court in Brazil has postponed until January 2007 the vote on whether the telecoms regulator Anatel can acution spectrum for WiMAX licenses. For more than six months, Anatel ... continue...

UK regulator Ofcom prepares to auction 2.6 GHz spectrum

December 11, 2006, LONDON (WiMAX Day). Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator in the United Kingdom, today announced that it will begin a consultation from interested parties on spectrum in the 2500-2690 MHz, 2010-2025 MHz and 2290-2300 Mhz frequency bands, ... continue...

Consult issued for 3.6 GHz in Portugal

December 6, 2006, LISBON (WiMAX Day). The Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) in Portugal has released a public consultation for the introduction of broadband wireless licenses in the 3.4 ~ 3.6 GHz frequency range. The public consultation seeks ... continue...

Swiss regulator plans auction of 3.5 GHz WiMAX licenses

December 6, 2006, BIEL-BIENNE (WiMAX Day). The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) in Switzerland yesterday announced a tender offer for two national Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) licences. According to a statement made by OFCOM yesterday, the licences are ... continue...

Nine bids for 3.5 GHz licenses in Bahrain

December 5, 2006, MANAMA (WiMAX Day). The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Bahrain has announced that nine companies have submitted bids for national fixed 3.5 GHz wireless spectrum. The TRA is set to auction two national licenses of ... continue...

ITU World conference gives big boost to WiMAX standards

December 5, 2006, HONG KONG (WiMAX Day). Global telecom executives and regulators descended upon Hong Kong this week for the annual ITU conference, and a major topic of discussion has been spectrum management, and the future place of ... continue...

Golden Telecom applies for 2.5 GHz

November 22, 2006, MOSCOW (WiMAX Day). Russian news agency Prime Tass reported yesterday that the Russian telecommunication operator Golden Telecom has applied to the State Commission of Radio Frequencies (GKRCh) in Moscow for licenses to use 2.5 ~ ... continue...

Vodacom SA plans to acquire iBurst

November 20, 2006, JOHANNESBURG (WiMAX Day). Vodacom, the leading GSM operator in South Africa, sees WiMAX as necessary for its future growth and product offering, but it lacks a license that will enable it to offer services. In ... continue...
 

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