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FCC working group split over IMT allocation above 6 GHz
Aug 29, 2014
by Dugie Standeford

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

UK regulator reduces planned mobile spectrum fee increase by about 30 per cent
Aug 01, 2014
by Toby Youell

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...

Ofcom to oppose shifting 470-694 MHz band to mobile use
Jun 30, 2014
by Dugie Standeford

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...

MNOs want small cells to be cheap and on licensed spectrum
Jun 11, 2014
by Toby Youell

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

Ofcom distances itself from its own mobile data projections
Jun 09, 2014
by Toby Youell

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...

UK amateurs lose access to parts of 2.3 and 3.4 GHz bands
Apr 16, 2014
by Toby Youell

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

UK to rely on MNOs for emergency services communications
Apr 06, 2014
by Toby Youell

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

New forum hopes to bolster UK influence in spectrum policy
Mar 31, 2014
by Dugie Standeford

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...

UK spectrum strategy “questions prevailing spectrum access modes”
Mar 24, 2014
by Toby Youell

A leading spectrum thinker and the GSMA's head of spectrum broadly welcome the UK's new strategy but point out loose ends. Read more...

UK spending watchdog reaches inconclusive verdict on 4G auction
Mar 17, 2014
by Toby Youell

The UK's public spending watchdog says that some mobile operators paid less than market value in the country's auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...