Does it matter that the dream of allowing alternative mobile broadband services across Europe in the 2.5 GHz band has been thwarted yet again? South Korea may soon give us the answer. Read more...

Another step towards an Orwellian world or an aid to better customer relations? Read more...

The broadcasting, wireless and mobile sectors are all keen to make use of the digital dividend but their plans are being frustrated by the difficulties of predicting which frequencies will be released in which countries. Read more...

The forthcoming ITU Regional Radio Conference of 2006 may herald the dawn of TV’s digital era but electronic communications services - not classified as broadcasting – may not get access to the coveted broadcast bands for several years. Read more...

A compromise proposal which would have allowed WiMAX and other services in a section of the 2.5-2.69 GHz band currently reserved for IMT-2000 technologies has failed to gain sufficient support. Read more...

Taking a traditional approach to standards could undermine the fledgling underwater wireless industry, warns a company involved in the sector. Read more...

The White House hopes to make $3.6Bn from a spectrum usage tax which seems to target WiFi or WiMAX enabled phones. We say “seems” because clarity is very hard to come by... Read more...

The Cable & Wireless/Libera deal in the UK is the EU's first spectrum trade and is a powerful boost for the liberalision camp. Read more...

With those countries firmly opposed to technology neutrality digging in their heels finding the middle ground seems the likely solution to the long running dispute over allocation of this 3G expansion band. Read more...

Continuing disagreement over the prevention of interference in the lower bands is driving developers towards the 6-9GHz bands despite the difficulties this poses for chip design. Read more...