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global warming

Satellite

space-based sensing systems

Grant to improve Europe’s flow of satellite earth-observation data

19 Dec, 2007

On 18 December the the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) announced a €48M grant to ensure the effective supply of the earth observation data collected from space.

European Commission

European Parliament

GSM re-farming

mobile

Repeal of GSM directive delayed

18 Dec, 2007

The agreement between EU member states to allow 900MHz and 1800MHz to be used for technologies other than 2G has not been passed into law as expected because of procedural...

European Commission

mobile

mobile TV

Ofcom

Mobile TV advances despite lack of consumer interest

14 Dec, 2007

The European Commission and many others are convinced that mobile TV is a major opportunity for the region but new research suggests a challenging business model.

Broadcasting

digital dividend

European Commission

Ofcom

whitespace

Ofcom sticks to market principles but throws in a few surprises

13 Dec, 2007

The Digital Dividend Review concludes that released frequencies should be auctioned but makes an exception for wireless mics. There is unexpected support for cognitive radio and local TV but the...

broadcast

mobile

WRC-07

WRC-11

Joint task group created to investigate sharing broadcasting and mobile services

07 Dec, 2007

The preparatory meeting for WRC-2011 has set up a special body to study broadcast/mobile band sharing . Engineers will also be examining the possibility of interference from large numbers short...

Council of Ministers

DVB-H

European Commission

mobile

mobile TV

Council of Ministers: one meeting but two different stories

04 Dec, 2007

InfoSoc Commissioner Viviane Reding says the Council of Ministers has backed her pro-DVB-H strategy for mobile TV; the ministers themselves say they want technology neutrality.

European Commission

framework review

single European regulator

Can the Framework Review proposals be approved in time?

04 Dec, 2007

Ministers say the Commission's plans will need to be debated throughout the next two Presidencies, making it a very tight timetable to achieve agreement before the 2009 European elections.

digital dividend

European Commission

framework review

WRC-07

December 2007 printed issue available for download

30 Nov, 2007

We have two top stories this month: the results of WRC-07 and an analysis of the European Commission's Framework Review Package

Broadcasting

digital dividend

European Commission

Commission proposes mandatory harmonisation of part of digital dividend

28 Nov, 2007

Brussels urges member states to split up released analogue TV frequencies into three sub bands and relocate broadcasters operating in the upper bands.

Broadcasting

digital dividend

France

France: more support for high speed mobile access in digital dividend

23 Nov, 2007

The second half of the French regulators research on using the freed-up analogue TV frequencies has shown that most market players - except broadcasters - want the bands used for...

Norway

Spectrum auctions

Sweden

WiMAX

270,000 euros for a national broadband licence in Sweden

23 Nov, 2007

Sweden's 3.6-3.8GHz auction has raised proportionately much less than the Norwegian auction earlier in the month.

Broadcasting

digital dividend

HDTV

high definition

Ofcom

Ofcom: you can provide HDTV without using the digital dividend

22 Nov, 2007

The UK regulator has set out plans to squeeze four HDTV channels into the digital TV frequencies without removing any of the existing services or using any of the frequencies...

Hybrid training 6 - 7 October 2026 Valuing the Spectrum

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Hybrid training 8 - 9 October 2026 Spectrum Auctions Training Course

Auction theory plus practical experience

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