As Europe starts to investigate other uses of vacant TV spectrum, US whitespace devices submitted by a consortium of IT giants have failed to live up to expectations in tests carried out by the FCC. Read more...

A market-based approach is the way of the future according to a new book by three of the architects of the UK approach to liberalisation. Here Martin Cave, Chris Doyle, William Webb argue that obstacles like interference can be overcome. Read more...

Our top story this month is the European Commission's change of heart over mandating DVB-H as the EU's mobile TV technology. Read more...

Use of freed-up analogue TV frequencies should be determined not by market forces but by the political process says influential report by French senator. Read more...

The European Commission has published proposals to repeal the GSM Directive and allow the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands to be used by next generation wireless services. Read more...

Although InfoSoc Commissioner Viviane Reding has backed down from her threat to mandate DVB-H as the single European standard for mobile television, her continuing attempts to persuade member states to adopt the technology are raising industry hackles. Read more...

The European Commission today released a mobile TV Communication in which European Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding appeared to back away from her earlier threat to mandate DVB-H as the single European standard. Read more...

The widely anticipated Communication on mobile TV, which industry hopes will clarify whether the Commission intends to mandate DVB-H, will be published on Wednesday 18 July. Read more...

France's mobile operators will be able to reuse the GSM bands for third generation services as early as next year under an arrangement which also covers access to the bands for the winner of a new 3G licence. Read more...

The Swedish government will decide on the use of freed-up analogue television spectrum by the end of the year, ministers said at a parliamentary hearing on digital TV. Switch-off is expected to be complete by November. Read more...