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Germany 800 MHz rollout progresses
Coverage requirements attached to the 800 MHz band in Germany have now been met in nine of the 13 states previously deemed to have inadequate broadband services, according to German regulator BNetzA.
IEEE revises Wi-Fi standard to include 3.65 GHz
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Standards Association has published IEEE 802.11-2012, the latest revision of the 802.11 wireless LAN standard more commonly known as Wi-Fi.
Slovak regulator sets spectrum caps for LTE auction
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (TUSR) has decided to set spectrum caps in the 800 and 1800 MHz bands in an auction due to take place later this year.
Weightless 1.0 expected in first quarter of 2013
The emerging “Weightless” standard for machine communications in TV white spaces reached another milestone in May when members of the Weightless Special Interest Group (SIG) approved version 0.7 of the draft specification at the inaugural Weightless Plenary Conference, held near Cambridge in the UK.
Over 1200 MHz unused or under-used says inventory project
The Brussels–commissioned study has also underlined the inherent difficulties of measuring spectrum efficiency.

