The incumbent’s monopoly may have ended but the regulator is short of tools to establish dynamic competition. Read more...

European Commissioner for the information society and media, Viviane Reding, has dismissed out of hand ‘fantasy inspired’ claims that she is trying to regulate the Internet via the back door. Read more...

Discussions underway at a European Communications Committee meeting in Copenhagen this week could bring European shipments of Ultra Wide Band devices a step closer. Read more...

National standards bodies in Europe are developing responses to a controversial draft standard for wireline network emissions criticised by some as a cover for lowering the bar for broadband over powerline. Read more...

Ironing out the complexities that could emerge from plans to shoehorn UK public sector usage into Recognised Spectrum Access will be a priority for spectrum audit team in the coming months. Read more...

When a regulator has made a decision does it make sense to leave the practicalities of implementation to outsourcing and self-regulation? Read more...

Smart radios have the potential to revolutionise spectrum management so why then do policy makers seem so reluctant to authorise the technologies for widespread civil use? Read more...

Industry players to be brought under the umbrella of a new audio visual services directive are increasingly worried that the latest EU proposals run counter to the Lisbon objectives but are their fears justified? Read more...

The ‘staggering bureaucracy surrounding the simplest decisions’ led to the delay of two eagerly awaited tenders for studies that are of paramount importance to future radio spectrum policy. Read more...

Some forms of wireless licensing could contravene international human rights law, according to the respected pressure group. Article 19, which campaigns for freedom of expression. Read more...