The Swedish telecom authority PTS has decided to postpone the planned auction at the 3.5 GHz band (as well as at the 2.3 GHz band). This is somewhat surprising since the plans seemed rather finalised in the consultation in June … Read the rest
DNA discontinues its terrestrial TV network
DNA has decided to switch off its terrestrial TV network in Finland by end of July 2020. The firms says that it failed to attract sufficient number of big broadcasters in the network and thus, presumably, faced challenges in making … Read the rest
Finnish 3.5 GHz auction ended as expected
Finland’s first 5G auction at the 3.5 GHz band (3.4 – 3.8 GHz) ended today after not more than two or three days of bidding. Unsurprisingly, the winners are Telia, Elisa and DNA as follows:
- Telia, licence A: 3410 –
Finland to renew 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz licences by a beauty contest
Finland is to renew mobile licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands by a beauty contest later this year. Based on the draft award documentation the most likely objective is to renew the licences in the … Read the rest
Supreme Administrative Court decided in favour of Ficora in Finnish M18 case
After three years of investigation, the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (SAC) finally decided a dispute regarding Ficora’s latest SMP decision on market 18, broadcasting transmission services (terrestrial TV and FM radio). To put it shortly, Digita as the SMP … Read the rest