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2.5 GHz

developing countries

GSM

GSMA

MacDonald

Phillips

WiMAX

WSIS

How to bridge the digital divide: harmonisation or increasing competition?

17 Nov, 2005

The debate over the licensing of GSM and WiMAX technologies has been taken a new turn this week at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.

Radio Astronomy

RSA

Satellite

Section 159

spectrum

wireless

RSA: protection racket or greater protection

16 Nov, 2005

Fears that Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) will eventually be applied with a broad brush to a wide cross section of services by the UK communications regulator is causing unease in...

licensed

spectrum

unlicensed

Broadcast spectrum: a radical view from across the pond

11 Nov, 2005

How to handle the unused broadcast spectrum is a puzzle being pieced together by policy makers around the world but is it time to stop paying lip service to the...

865-868 MHz

Ofcom

Radio Frequency Identification

RFID

UK

United Kingdom

UK deregulates wireless electronic tags

09 Nov, 2005

The UK regulator Ofcom has announced that Radio Frequency Identificationdevices operating in the 865-868 MHz range will be exempt from licensing.

European Commission

Martin Cave

Microsoft

Motorola

Poland

RSPG

RTE

Siemens

UHF

WAPECS

Move over soldier?

01 Nov, 2005

The European Commission’s search for unifying general principles to cover the wireless sector has thrown up some familiar questions particularly the use of spectrum by the military.

commons

FCC

Hazlett

London Business School

Ofcom

property rights

Waverman

You can share and have exclusive rights says US spectrum guru

01 Nov, 2005

Wireless investments depend on guaranteed access to spectrum, argues Professor Tom Hazlett, but that’s not the same as exclusive use.

3.4-4.2 GHz

4.2- 4.8 GHz

5G

C-band

DAA

Detect And Avoid

European Commission

Low power applications

mitigation

Ofcom

Breakthough agreement in Portugal

28 Oct, 2005

After a vigorous discussion Europe’s regulators have agreed a policy framework for the introduction of Ultra Wide Band services.

412 to 414 MHz

422 to 424 MHz

FuturePace Technologies

interference

Ofcom

Whittaker

Ofcom licence terms inadequate says Australian expert

25 Oct, 2005

Ofcom’s proposals to auction the 412 to 414 MHz and 422 to 424 MHz bands have raised a concern about managing potential interference

2GHz

Agence Nationale des Fréquences

ANFR

Dutch Radiocommunications Agency

European Commission

Ficora

mobile satellite

Ofcom

Regulators uncertain about Commission Communications

24 Oct, 2005

NRAs are beginning to warm to the idea of a secondary market for spectrum but the European Commission will need all its powers of persuasion if flexibility of use is...

Spectrum trading: European businesses grow impatient

21 Oct, 2005

It’s nearly a year since the UK pioneered spectrum trading in the EU and the concept has received a further boost in new proposals from the European Commission. However, businesses...

Communications

liquidity

Olswang

Sarin

Spectrum trading

T-mobile

Vodafone

Spectrum trading: European businesses grow impatient

21 Oct, 2005

It’s nearly a year since the UK pioneered spectrum trading in the EU and the concept has received a further boost in new proposals from the European Commission. However, businesses...

CEPT

CGC

Complimentary Ground Component

ECC

FCC

Inmarsat

IPTV

Mobile Satellite Service

MSS

Satellite

Operators eye extra spectrum for multimedia services

18 Oct, 2005

Strength is returning to satellite industry with a number of industrial projects vying for the attention of Europe’s policymakers but can the complex legal and regulatory issues be resolved?

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How to bridge the digital divide: harmonisation or increasing competition?

RSA: protection racket or greater protection

Broadcast spectrum: a radical view from across the pond

UK deregulates wireless electronic tags

Move over soldier?

You can share and have exclusive rights says US spectrum guru

Breakthough agreement in Portugal

Ofcom licence terms inadequate says Australian expert

Regulators uncertain about Commission Communications

Spectrum trading: European businesses grow impatient

Spectrum trading: European businesses grow impatient

Operators eye extra spectrum for multimedia services