Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) reportedly received four applications for licences to roll out 3.9G mobile networks across the country by its 7 May deadline, Telecompaper reports. A decision on the licences is expected by the summer. TeleGeography’s GlobalComms database writes that the new licences will use frequencies in the 2010MHz-2025MHz range to launch long-term evolution (LTE) technology. The likely bidders are incumbent operators NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank Mobile and eMobile.