The regulator is proposing to extend spectrum licences until the end of 2028. Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes its new app will improve its 5G coverage map. Read more...

The band profiles in the Spectrum Research Service show increased interest in licence renewal, 6 GHz and 26 GHz. Read more...

The UK regulator is proposing various improvements to its Shared Access Licence (SAL) but has not committed to automating the entire process. Read more...

The Inter‑American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) is a regional telecommunications policy group which represents countries in the Americas in the ITU. The Commission coordinates telecommunications-related mandates of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly and those enacted during the Summits of the Americas. 35 independent states of the Americas have… Read more...

Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) is a regional spectrum policy group representing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It has 38 member administrations, 4 observing members, and 135 private companies and academia whose works are relevant to the ICT field. The group provides important platforms for ICT policy and regulatory coordination, and for… Read more...

The Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC) is a regional spectrum policy group representing countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in the ITU. The Member States of the group are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. There are also observing Member States such… Read more...

ASMG logo The Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG), is a regional spectrum policy group representing Arab countries in the ITU. The ASMG has 22 Member States, see the full list here. Members meet regularly to exchange views on emerging radio communication aspects and coordinate all spectrum management issues, World Radiocommunications Conferences,… Read more...

Mobile-satellite service (MSS) describes a satellite service which typically connects to ground stations that move and are not fixed in place. An example of an MSS system is the Iridium satellite constellation which connects to satellite phones sold by the company. The first commercial satellite phone (Source: Iridium) MSS consist… Read more...

Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN) are wireless communication systems that operate above the earth's surface. They include various technologies, such as satellites or High Altitude Platforms (HAPS). Their counterparts are terrestrial networks (TNs) which operate on the Earth's surface and include mobile broadband. NTN consists of variants of space-borne and aerial communication… Read more...