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Meta 2025
May 20, 2025
by Dianne Northfield

Meta is a keen supporter of spectrum sharing, which it thinks will increasingly become a necessity and therefore a priority for policymakers. The company supports unlicensed 6 GHz policies across the entire band that Meta sees as especially important for AR/VR use cases. It also supports frameworks that provide spectrum… Read more...

Google
May 20, 2025
by Dianne Northfield

Google is a key supporter of unlicensed mid-band spectrum, along with unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum. Google is active in the private network space and has several initiatives focused on satellite connectivity. Google has extensive experience with database-managed spectrum sharing solutions. Read more...

Microsoft 2025
May 19, 2025
by Dianne Northfield

Many of Microsoft’s products are used in combination with a broad array of spectrum resources, including Wi-Fi, commercial wireless networks and satellite connectivity. The company is a keen advocate of unlicensed spectrum and spectrum sharing. In the telecoms space, Microsoft’s recent sale of Metaverse signals that it will no longer… Read more...

Lithuanian consultation on 3.8-4.2 GHz for private networks
May 19, 2025
by Mirva Villa

RRT is consulting on the market's need for the band CEPT has harmonised for verticals in Europe. Read more...

ITU marks 160 years of telecoms policy regulation
May 19, 2025
by Mirva Villa

The international telecoms body’s anniversary highlights the challenges and opportunities of multilateral cooperation. Read more...

Weekly Wrap: NATO Military 5G Conference highlights spectrum access as a key challenge
May 16, 2025
by Laura Sear

I went to Madrid earlier this week for the first-ever NATO Military 5G conference. Read more...

North Macedonia prepares spectrum sale with third market entrant in mind
May 16, 2025
by Jaroslaw Adamowski

North Macedonia’s regulator hopes to add a third mobile operator to the national market when it assigns spectrum licences in the 700 MHz, 1800 MHz and 3.6 GHz bands. Read more...

Draft US budget reinstates FCC auction authority but excludes lower 3 GHz band from auctions
May 15, 2025
by Laura Sear

The text, currently being discussed by the House Budget Committee, grants the Federal Communications Commission the authority to auction spectrum and mandates that it auction 600 MHz within the next six years. Read more...

Book review: the rarity of a literary novel about telecoms
May 14, 2025
by Martin Sims

It's the first time I have come across this type of book set in our sector. I welcome your “what about…?”s but I must recommend Twist by Colum McCann. Read more...