Japan has famously never staged a spectrum auction. Assignment of frequencies in the country is via beauty contest. However, this is about to change. It feels like a historic moment. But is anyone coming to celebrate? Read more...

New versions of profiles for Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea have now been published. Read more...

The timings for our December online courses means they start in the afternoon in Asia and Australia and in the morning in the Middle East. There are two separate courses on spectrum valuation and spectrum auctions as well as our signature five day training:  Understanding Modern Spectrum Management. The courses… Read more...

This December PolicyTracker is holding online training courses with timings suited to the Asian and Middle Eastern markets. They all start at 9 am Dubai/1 pm Singapore /2 pm Japan /4 pm Sydney. Details of the three courses are given below: Valuing the Spectrum 6-7 December  A two day course… Read more...

Since it entered the market in 2016, Reliance Jio has transformed India's mobile industry. It adopted a loss-leading strategy, offering mobile broadband services at almost-free prices. One reason it can offer such cheap services is that its all-IP LTE-only network is more spectrally efficient than its rivals that support legacy… Read more...

One of the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the postponement of many sporting events. The 2020 Olympics, for example, will take place this Summer 2021. Probably. During initial preparations for 5G, both the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were… Read more...

The beauty of spectrum auctions is that they force operators to put their money where their mouth is. Operators may be able to make a compelling case of why they should be assigned spectrum, and another company should be deprived of that spectrum, but auctions can "separate the wheat from… Read more...

PolicyTracker’s longest-running course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, boasts some of the leading thinkers in the field and the early bird price is available if you book by Thursday this week. It is taught in live and interactive three-hour sessions with trainers including Professors Martin Cave, William Webb and Gerard Pogorel,… 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...

What's going on with spectrum sharing in Asia? Already there have been several exciting examples across the region to discuss, including China’s decision this year to license the 3.3 GHz band on a shared basis. Our speakers will look at whether the region will take its own distinct path. Included… Read more...