Looking at a list of utilities, most people today would likely identify a missing piece, broadband. In this day and age, where much of our professional and personal lives revolves around the Internet, shouldn’t it be considered a utility? Over 75 per cent of US consumers thinks so, according to… Read more...

The Spanish government is allegedly planning to split the 26 GHz band into two separate segments—one for mobile operators and one for vertical users.  Read more...

A new report commissioned by the mobile industry association warned Malaysia against its plan to deploy a single state-owned wholesale 5G network. Read more...

The Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) has shown its support to the UK’s regulatory framework for vertical markets, in particular to Ofcom’s shared access licensing approach. Read more...

The Dutch ministry of economic affairs has informed parliament that the sale of 3.5 GHz frequencies will be delayed due to a spectrum dispute with satellite operator Inmarsat. Read more...

Until now, frequencies above 275 GHz have not been allocated for specific services, but has the time come for the ITU to expand the international frequency allocation table – given the growing interest from active and passive services in this range? Read more...

With Mexico’s wholesale network going bust, it appears that attempts to build a single national network are doomed. However, a handful of countries like Colombia, Malaysia and Poland are pressing ahead with similar plans. Read more...

Mobile infrastructure manufacturers Qualcomm, Nokia and Ericsson have urged European regulators and governments to incentivise and prioritise the release of the 26 GHz band, as only a handful of administrations have awarded spectrum in the band so far.  Read more...

A new debate over the future use of terahertz (THz) frequencies is taking shape as incumbent passive satellite service operators are worried that their services could be affected by the arrival of active terrestrial systems. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom's spectrum management strategy for the next 10 years has a lot to say about spectrum sharing and local licensing. Read more...