UK mobile operators are opposing the government's drive to implement national roaming, even though some of their senior engineers were closely involved in IET research that concluded roaming was a good way to improve network efficiency. Read more...

UK mobile operators are seeking simpler planning rules and advocating the use of a single local passive network in some areas to improve mobile coverage. The government, however, is more keen on using roaming regulations. Read more...

A battle may be brewing over the possible future reallocation of spectrum above 6 GHz to international mobile telecommunications (IMT). Read more...

The UK's mobile operators welcome the publication of a new consultation but point out that Ofcom still plans to increase annual fees by 383 per cent. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom expects to “resist” permitting mobile broadband uses in the 470-694 MHz spectrum band at WRC-15, it said in a 27 June consultation document outlining its preparations for the conference. Read more...

The Small Cells World Summit was held in London this week. Read more...

The UK regulator has reduced its spectrum demand density forecasts by a factor of a thousand, adding that the research in question has no impact on future policy. Read more...

The UK regulator has made a decision on the former Ministry of Defence bands that it plans to auction in 2015/2016. Read more...

There is a growing sense that governments see commercial mobile networks as a key part of the critical communications industry. Read more...

UK leadership in international spectrum talks is waning, leaving the country “responsive rather than proactive,” says Jim Norton, chair of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum. Read more...