Swedish government says upper UHF bands should be for non-broadcast services but leaves the details up to the regulator. Read more...

Our top story this month is the boost for cognitive radio contained in the UK regulator's plans for the digital dividend. Read more...

With Europe's regulators close to making a recommendation on cognitive radio Ofcom has adopted the US approach of allowing the technology to be used in the TV bands provided it doesn't cause interference. Read more...

European regulators agree a draft framework for technology neutral licensing in GSM frequencies; 2.6GHz “3G expansion band” and in the TV frequencies. Read more...

With the next World Radio Conference due to examine whether the growth of short range devices could cause interference scientists are rallying regulators for better protection of the space-based sensing systems which monitor global warming. Read more...

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. Read more...

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 objections raised by the European Parliament. Read more...

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. Read more...

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 'innovation reserve' is rejected. Read more...

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 range devices. Read more...