850MHz spectrum

Thailand’s telecoms regulator denied a request by dtac, the third-largest operator in the country, to temporarily continue using 850MHz spectrum it accesses under a concession while it migrates its 2G customers off the network.

Dtac, the third largest mobile operator in Thailand, is considering legal action if the regulator doesn’t allow it to continue using the 850MHz spectrum band after its concession with CAT Telecom expires on 15 September, Bangkok Post reported.

Verizon clarified mobile 5G does not form part of a plan to deploy a fixed-wireless broadband network in 2018.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced it will hold an auction on 13 June for 2x10MHz of 850MHz spectrum, which was unsold in an auction two years ago. The government ordered PTA in March to hold the sale by mid-June.

India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked Reliance Communications (RCom) to pay almost INR70 billion ($1. 05 billion) to ‘liberalise’ spectrum in 16 regions in order to share and trade the airwaves.