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Operators watch and wait as Ofcom juggles hot potato
The UK coalition government’s first attempt to address the thorny issue of spectrum reform appears to have gone down better with stakeholders than the previous government’s proposals, although there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
Portugal and Italy move towards switch-off
Portuguese regulator Anacom has approved the Portuguese government's proposed schedule for analogue switch-off (ASO) in the country. In Italy, the president of the regulator thinks ASO could be achieved by next year.
Battle to provide communications network for UK smart grid
Which spectrum bands and technologies are to be used to provide communications for the UK’s proposed smart grid are yet to be decided, but energy regulator Ofgem has released a detailed prospectus and consultation designed to provide some answers. Our special report on M2M communications concludes with a case study of policy development in the UK.
Does M2M need its own spectrum?
In the second part of our special report on machine to machine (M2M) communications we examine whether the sector can continue to thrive in the unlicensed bands and a mish-mash of other allocations or whether it needs its own dedicated spectrum.
Smart metering and smart grids dominate M2M space
In the first of a three part special report on machine to machine (M2M) communications we examine how the agenda is being driven by environmental and energy conservation issues.
