The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan recently announced the results of their spectrum auction for two 100 MHz lots of 3.6 GHz spectrum. The spectrum was acquired by a consortium formed by mobile operators Kcell and Mobile Telecom Service (Tele2-Altel), both part of the Kazakhtelecom Group.
In this report, written for the UK Spectrum Policy Forum ahead of WRC-23, Coleago explores the future use of the 470-694 MHz UHF band in the United Kingdom post 2030. The band is sought after and used by a wide range of services, including digital terrestrial television (DTT), programme-making and special events (PMSE) and mobile services amongst others.
In this report, written for the GSMA, Coleago explores why low band spectrum is the cornerstone of digital equality and affordable connectivity to ensure that mobile’s economic and social benefits can be felt in all communities.
A review of the recent South African spectrum auction and the learning for other regulators seeking to award spectrum to support the development of mobile broadband and 5G.
A review of the NCC’s 3500 MHz spectrum auction and the learning for other regulators seeking to award spectrum to support the development of mobile broadband and 5G.
This report, written by Coleago for the GSMA, provides a global analysis of spectrum needs to meet the 5G vision of providing ubiquitous high-speed wireless mobile connectivity and a user experience to match that of fixed networks.
Aimed at telecoms regulators and operators, a review of key global developments, insights, trends, and best international practices, to inform future spectrum policy and management and operator strategies.
In many countries the process of introducing new technology in existing frequency bands is delayed because spectrum is not licensed on a technology-neutral basis. Indeed some countries have not learned the lesson from a delayed introduction of 3G and 4G and are now repeating the same mistake for 5G.
Many regulators are pursuing the goal of increasing mobile broadband coverage. The award of new spectrum offers regulators an opportunity to increase existing coverage levels. In this paper, Graham Friend explores the key challenges associated with this strategy.
A spectrum roadmap can play a key part in realising the efficient use of spectrum and promoting investment and innovation. A spectrum roadmap is one of the most significant things a regulator can do to plan how best to allocate spectrum resources and reduce regulatory uncertainty.
In this paper, we consider regulatory approaches to the assignment of mmWave spectrum. The abundance of mmWave spectrum means that demand may not exceed supply and so an auction format may not be the appropriate approach. Regulators need to be flexible over their choice of award mechanism and less prescriptive or demanding in their choice of licence conditions.
Whether or not a 5G business case is workable depends on how much operators have to pay for spectrum licences. 5G requires more spectrum but generates little or no incremental revenue. Regulators need to assess the sustainability of spectrum licence fees by comparing the annualised cost of spectrum to mobile operator revenue. The methodology is easy to apply and only relies on data specific to a particular market.