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digital dividend

Does spectrum policy ignore environmental issues?

There seems little evidence of spectrum regulators addressing the issue of saving energy, a dimension which could be particularly important in allocating the digital dividend.

European Commission

European Parliament

Framework Directive

Member states set to reduce MEPs’ ambitions

As well as opposing Parliament's proposals for a body of European regulators the European Council is also against MEPs' plans to expand the role of the spectrum policy advisory body.

bandsharing

Ministry of Defence

MoD

Public sector spectrum

More detail needed on frequency release, Ofcom tells Ministry of Defence

Industry says defence chiefs’ liberalisation plans must also take account of research which proves the viability of spectrum sharing.

Broadcasting

digital dividend

France

French Digital Dividend Commission issues recommendations

The French government should allocate the 790-862 MHz band to “electronic communications”, according to the final report of the country’s Digital Dividend Commission.

M2M

machine to machine communications

Public sector spectrum

September 2008 printed issue available for download

Our top story this month is the implications for spectrum managers of the growth in machine-to-machine communications

New Zealand

unlicensed

World’s first managed spectrum park planned for New Zealand

A half way house between unlicensed access and exclusive spectrum property rights – known as a Managed Spectrum Park - is on target to open in New Zealand in the...

Spectrum liberalisation

WiMAX

Frustration in South Africa at delay in liberalised regulations

Much of the South African telecoms industry is getting impatient with the slow progress towards implementing legislation which will, among other things, introduce technology and service neutral licensing.

MSS

Satellite

First pan-European selection procedure gets underway

The European Commission has invited applications to operate mobile satellite services across the whole EU, the first time a spectrum assignment decision has been made on a pan-European basis.

digital dividend

Public sector

Public sector spectrum

A moral obligation to provide more spectrum for public protection?

European public safety services are pressing for a share of the digital dividend pie. Top on their wish list is harmonised spectrum in the UHF range for data and broadband...

2.6 GHz

Spectrum auctions

UK

United Kingdom

UK 2.6GHz auction further delayed

Regulator Ofcom has announced that they will not be inviting applications for the 2.6 GHz auction until November at the earliest. The delay is due to continuing legal action.

M2M

machine to machine communications

mobile

UK

United Kingdom

Time to make plans for 50 billion new customers

In the coming decades the 3.5 billion cellphone customers who use the radio spectrum will be joined by 50 billion machines communicating with other machines. Are regulators and standards bodies...

European Commission

M2M

EC Decision harmonises band for intelligent transport systems

A new EC decision published this week has harmonised spectrum in the 5875 to 5905M Hz band across the EU for use by Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).

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