Putting a value on different bands is an essential skill for everyone with a professional interest in the spectrum world. This course gives an overview of the widely used approaches, using practical examples and case studies. Valuing the Spectrum is held over two days in London on 30-31 October… Read more...

Facebook may no longer be planning to build its own high altitude battery-powered gliders, but it remains committed to HAPS and this is the main theme of its WRC-19 lobbying. The HAPs strategy is part of the company's drive to connect the developing world and this commitment also motivates their… Read more...

Two years ago the US agreed the rules for 5G deployment and Verizon is promising to launch services this year. Elsewhere,  except South Korea, regulations have not been finalised and commercial services are not expected until at least 2020. Has the rest of the world got it wrong? Read more...

For many years our Spectrum Database - part of the Research Service - has recorded details about licences in mobile and wireless broadband spectrum up to 3.5 GHz. With 5G commercial deployment expected later in the year we have now included mmWave licences in the Database, showing ownership, frequencies held and… Read more...

To keep subscribers better informed about the work we are doing in the Research Service, we are improving our email alert service. We want you to receive emails on the areas that interest you and be able to opt out of the services that don't. So Research Service subscribers will… Read more...

Will 2018 will be remembered as the year when auctions passed their peak? Or maybe government and regulators are simply learning how to blend financial requirements with other criteria in more creative ways when they award spectrum? India, for example, noted for repeat auctions and eye-watering reserve prices, appears to be… Read more...

The first step is to decide whether 5G's characteristics merit a new approach, and this rests on two key issues: 5G will use higher frequencies with lower propagation, reducing the danger of interference Large numbers of extra base stations means deployment costs are much higher But does this mean that… Read more...

Over the past few months we have reported on the discussions about protecting earth observation services in 24 GHz against interference from 5G in 26 GHz. The latter is one of the most widely-supported 5G candidate bands under discussion at WRC-19 and has been identified as a 5G pioneer band… Read more...

The latest edition of the Global Spectrum Database, the ultimate reference source for mobile and wireless broadband frequencies, shows operators keen to pick up extra spectrum for new and existing services. Read more...