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While many engineers and academics in the spectrum field believe that some form of spectrum sharing is the only way to meet future requirements, not everyone is always convinced.

Eurosceptic politicians are expected to make big gains at the European elections this week, but they are not the only ones criticising Brussels.

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” says the old English proverb. To put it less elegantly, this means a certain benefit is better than a…

Or is it just another way of saying that a fixed line operator has become an MVNO?

The domino theory was very popular in its day. Much cited by US policymakers between the 1950s and 80s, it speculated that if one state fell under the influence of…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just released part of the 5 GHz band, but in Europe a similar process is likely to be a marathon not a sprint.

Scientists can now say with confidence that the spectrum shortage is no more

Requiring member states to retrospectively extend the term of mobile licences would be good news for operators.

The UK's new spectrum strategy says the country's government is aiming for a “gradual move away from exclusive use to shared use of frequencies”. That process is unlikely to be…

Telecoms firms have always been a litigious bunch. In Austria last year, they called in the lawyers to fight the terms of the country's spectrum auction and then challenged its…

Or will the fledgling regulatory regime be indefinitely grounded?

Pride, according to the proverb, but for politicians dabbling in spectrum management it's interfering with independent regulation which seems to precede their demise.

The US makes a big announcement on incentive auctions tomorrow (Thursday) but will this innovative new format catch on elsewhere? This seems doubtful.