PolicyTracker’s longest-running course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, was held online for the first time last week and received very positive reviews from attendees. All the feedback rated it very good or excellent. The same course is running again on 19-23 October with a schedule designed to fit time zones in… Read more...

Regulators around the world seek to put spectrum, a natural resource, to its best use for society at large. This means they pursue a variety of domestic public policy objectives such as providing universal access to broadcasting services or having superfast mobile broadband networks. So why did US foreign policy… Read more...

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed all aspects of life, including radio spectrum policy. According to our latest research, 23 countries have departed from their standard spectrum policies to make sure their operators had the capacity to support their citizens. In a new research note, we make four observations about these… Read more...

Spectrum sharing is nothing new. As a new research note on the subject points out, the ITU's Radio Regulations have long conceived of primary, co-primary, and secondary allocations. But sharing is nevertheless driving a lot of the spectrum policy agenda at the moment. We identify several reasons for this: New… Read more...

Today's Spectrum Sharing in Asia webinar was a fascinating discussion and yielded some important insights, including: India's plans to update its spectrum sharing regulations South Korea's "clean zone" initiative to protect satellite services in mid-band spectrum Satellite industry concern about sharing C-band in Asian countries Watch a recording of this… Read more...

Don't forget to register for the Spectrum Sharing in Asia webinar, taking place Wednesday, 19 August at 4pm AEST,  11.30 am IST, 2 pm Singapore, 8 am CEST, 11 pm PDT. It's an opportunity to get up to speed with the latest regional developments, focussing particularly on South Korea and… Read more...

In the past decade, facilitating sharing has become an increasing important part of spectrum policy. Behind this is a growing belief that market mechanisms alone will fail to deliver the full social benefits of wireless communications. But implementing this in practice is following a range of national and technological pathways… Read more...

PolicyTracker's longest-running course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, is being held for a second time this autumn with a schedule designed to fit time zones in Asia and the Middle East. This second course is being held on 19-23 October and starts at 10 am Dubai / 2 pm Singapore /… Read more...

This year, all PolicyTracker's courses are available online, including a new Understanding Modern Spectrum Management course with timings to suit the Asian and Middle Eastern Markets. Regulating Competition in Mobile Markets is also online, giving a thorough background in competition policy, explaining the latest approaches and how these evolved. It… Read more...

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly has long championed conservative causes in US spectrum policy. His dogged advocacy for reform of the CBRS framework for the 3550—3700 MHz band, for example, led to significant changes that have made it easier for the big mobile operators to gain priority access to the band.  A… Read more...