Tag: spectrum auction
MTN wins 4G, 5G spectrum in history South African auction
MTN Group has announced the winning of a high-demand spectrum by MTN South Africa (MTN SA) to support its 4G and 5G expansion drive,...
MTN, Vodacom spend biggest in SA spectrum auction
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icas) has completed the auction of high-demand spectrum for mobile broadband services, raising US$962.6 million in proceeds...
Telkom, Rain splash US$197 million in spectrum auction in SA
Telkom South Africa and Rain have won two slots of spectra each at a combined cost of over US$197 million in the first round...
South Africa: Spectrum auction will happen next month despite lawsuit –...
South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the broad spectrum auction, which was held at ransom by a lawsuit filed by Telkom South...
South Africa: 6 firms apply for SPECTRUM ahead of disputed auction
Six companies, including Telkom, have applied to participate in the disputed upcoming radio frequency spectrum auction in South Africa. Telkom has a pending application in...
UK operators sink £1.4 billion in latest 5G auction
The four mobile operators in the UK pledged a combined £1.36 billion in a swiftly contested auction of fresh allocations of 5G suitable frequencies,...
South Africa spectrum auction suspended after court order
South Africa’s communications regulator was forced to pause a spectrum action scheduled to take place later this month after a court slapped an injunction on the...
Indian telcos shun expensive 5G spectrum in auction
India’s latest spectrum auction ended after two days of bidding, raising a reported US$10.6 billion for the government, but the 5G-suitable 700MHz band was...
MTN, 5 others contest in South African spectrum auction
South Africa’s communications regulator revealed six companies applied to take part in its multi-frequency spectrum auction including all of the market’s existing operators, with...