The growing demand for 5G networks necessitates coordinated licensing procedures, says a new study by the UK Spectrum Policy Forum on how spectrum policies affect the use of a specific frequency band, The UK Spectrum Policy Forum, an industry-led think tank, commissioned an independent study from Analysys Mason to explore the requirements for using the

The network upgrade comes after EE’s launch of new smartphone plans on 5G capable handsets

Ex-Vodafone chief strategy officer Lloyd has specialist experience across the wireless and technology sectors spanning 20-years

Ofcom will consider adapting its regulatory approach if changes are made to the market and will clearly set out how it has considered investment when making future policy decisions.

Agreement paves the way for faster 5G rollout

EE, O2, Vodafone, and Three each won a portion of the offering

The launch was due to take part this month

Three currently holds the most amount of 5G spectrum acquired from previous auctions with 140Mhz

The challenge could delay the auction by up to a year-and-a-half 

It follows Ofcom’s decision in July to allow spectrum sharing 

Vodafone will invest the money in its future infrastructure

Hitting the 95 per cent coverage target could boost UK GDP by £75 billion

Regulator’s CTO has called for ‘innovative solutions’ to reach target A senior Ofcom officer has said its current spectrum auction will not be sufficient on its own for the UK to reach 95 per cent geographical mobile coverage. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, the telecoms regulator’s CTO Mansoor Hanif told

Both operators formed a partnership venture in 2012

EE customers now make more calls over 4G than 3G for the first time ever

10 cities will receive the 4G spectrum as transportation hubs and major shopping centres will be prioritised 

UK’s four major operators splash out £1.35bn at Ofcom’s spectrum auction

Vodafone spent the most on 5G earmarked spectrum while O2 spent the most in total for 4G and 5G bands

The auction is expected to take several weeks with two smaller players competing alongside all four MNOs

Airspan Spectrum Holdings and Connexin will join the four major UK operators in the auctions room

Spectrum auction is expected to be held around April 

The comments come after Ofcom head Sharon White voiced her frustration on a letter towards EE and Three

The challenge looks to be prompted by Three’s own legal action to impose a bigger cap on immediately usable spectrum

UK operator reaffirming 2G spectrum with latest Cat 12 download speeds. More than 600 sites will be upgraded over the next six months by BT-owned company EE, spanning Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The enhancement will refarm 10MHz of its 2G holding at 1800MHz, opening up 20MHz of 4G spectrum at 1800MHz and 35MHz at

They say delays in the rollout of 5G would be likely as EE claims its challenge would not slow down progress

Operator’s CEO has described Ofcom’s proposals as a “kick in the teeth”

Three CEO Dave Dyson has hit out at the absence of a 30 per cent spectrum cap in the upcoming auction, claiming it will have a detrimental effect on the UK’s ability to be a 5G ‘world leader.’ On July 11, Ofcom began the first stages of the auction, which it confirmed will happen later

The latest auction will cap the maximum amount of spectrum any one operator can hold at 37 per cent

Spectrum Telecoms is aiming to double its revenue to £10 million by the end of 2020, driven by organic growth and new product launches which it declined to reveal. The Burton-on-Trent dealer, which offers mobile, fixed line and hosted telephony, celebrated its 20th anniversary in January and surpassed the £5 million revenue milestone at the

BT Consumer CEO John Petter said Three’s ‘Make The Air fair’ campaign had been for its own benefit

Dyson criticised the regulator for its decision not to cap the amount of spectrum operators can hold at 30 per cent

Operator says Ofcom must make the right decision in the interests of consumers and competition

Three, TalkTalk, CityFibre, Relish and Federation of Communication Services call regulator’s CEO to correct what it claims is an imbalance of the mobile airwaves

Dyson says caps on spectrum actions must be introduced after accusing rivals of stockpiling

Virgin Media has signed 10pc spectrum deal, while Sky has agreed to take 20pc if European regulators approve the £10.25 billion takeover

Ofcom director of strategy Clive Carter outlined the strategy during a conference discussing telecom regulation

Reports claim that the Three-owner will seek to win over sceptical EU regulators by offering up additional remedies to allay competition fears over £10.25bn merger

O2 said beginning the auction before a decision is made over its £10.25 billion sale to Hutchison is made could harm competition and increase costs

Spectrum has been freed up by Ministry of Defence and regulator says there will be no cap on amount of spectrum bidders can buy

Totals fees that will be paid by operators for using 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum bands more than trebled to £200 million as part of regulator review

Operator launches 4G “Super-Voice” VoLTE service which already covers 50 per cent of UK population