Croatia’s regulator HAKOM has awarded 5G spectrum at national level in the 800, 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands, and at regional level in the 3600 MHz band.
THE 5G auctions
UK to auction new mmWave spectrum for faster 5G
British regulator Ofcom announced they will auction a total of 6 GHz in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands to improve mobile connectivity in the UK.
Latvia completes 700 MHz auction
Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) has named the winners of the country’s low-band auction.
Malta assigns mid-band 5G spectrum
The Malta Communications Authority’s has assigned valuable mid-band 5G spectrum to the country’s three mobile operators.
Canada completed its 3.5GHz 5G auction
The auction raised 8.9 billion CAD (6 billion EUR) after 103 rounds of bidding
Spain raises over 1 billion EUR in 700 MHz auction
This was Spain’s second sale of 5G-suitable spectrum, following an auction covering the 3.6GHz to 3.8GHz bands in 2018
Canada begins 3.5GHz spectrum auction
The government’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) department selling off 200 MHz of spectrum and 1,504 licenses in 172 service areas
Slovenian operators pay 164 million EUR for new mobile spectrum
Slovenia’s Agency for Communications Networks and Services (Akos) announced the completion of the multiband auction, which raised 164.2 million EUR.
A1, Vivacom andTelenor secured 5G spectrum in 3.6 GHz band
All bids were above the initial reserve price set at 4 million BGN (2 million EUR)
26 GHz auction in Australia raised 415.6 million EUR
The ACMA plans to auction 900 MHz spectrum for 5G later in 2021.