Think your mobile phone is a useful addition to the modern world? Well it won’t be long before it becomes an indispensable “remote control on life”, transforming the users' world and indeed the bank balances of the companies that make them. Read more...

For the first time, the European Commission has invoked the process which could lead to formal infringement proceedings against member states for failing to comply with an agreement relating to radio spectrum. Read more...

UK communications regulator Ofcom has adopted a light licensing approach to the spectrum bands to be used for fixed wireless systems (FWS), a move expected to fuel competition with fibre optic cable. Read more...

The printed issue of PolicyTracker is now available for download. Read more...

Ofcom has confirmed it has no immediate plans to apply a technology and service neutral approach to existing licences. Read more...

The first step towards an EU policy on the digital dividend points out the advantages of making common bands available for mobile services but warns this could require another international conference. Read more...

A new spectrum management policy document for Sweden is the stepping stone to an environment where all players can compete, but the removal of some of the restrictions imposed by its current legal framework remain a challenge. Read more...

The tendency in spectrum policy to link the licensed model with property rights and the unlicensed model with a commons may need a serious rethink, argues a new paper by Dr Jim Snider of the New America Foundation. Read more...

A handful of European countries are inching towards a more flexible approach to spectrum management. This is a very slow process and consequently begs a fundamental question; do Europe’s regulators need to take bigger risks? Read more...

A consultants’ study says all EU member states should be required to implement harmonised licence-free bands. They also say access to this type of spectrum needs to be speeded up and simplified. Read more...