Plans by the UK spectrum regulator to auction 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum next year won strong support in a report published today by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. But lawmakers said that while Ofcom was generally “doing a good job” in balancing the needs… Read more...

The organisation that represents the UK’s PMSE sector says it is outraged that Equiniti, the company appointed by the regulator Ofcom to help make way for 4G services in the 800 MHz band, is now selling equipment that can be used in the spectrum which the government paid the company… Read more...

The organisation that represents the UK’s PMSE sector says it is outraged that Equiniti, the company appointed by the regulator Ofcom to help make way for 4G services in the 800 MHz band, is now selling equipment that can be used in the spectrum which the government paid the company… Read more...

Ofcom’s announcement that the UK’s 4G auction is to be pushed back at least another six months to allow for further consultation is just the latest in a long series of delays to a process that began five years ago. Read more...

Ofcom’s announcement that the UK’s 4G auction is to be pushed back at least another six months to allow for further consultation is just the latest in a long series of delays to a process that began five years ago. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom has not grasped the likely extent of interference either with TV broadcasting or short-range devices once the digital dividend 800 MHz band starts being used for wireless broadband, according to an independent spectrum consultant. Read more...

When Ofcom published its plans for the TV white spaces last week, broadcasters and wireless microphone users saw their worst fears realised and their objections largely ignored. However, they have support from a surprising quarter. Read more...

In the first of two articles on new technologies being developed to take advantage of the broadcast white space spectrum, we look at UK start-up Neul, whose high-powered founders are pioneering white space networks for machine to machine (M2M) communications. Read more...

While the proposals in Ofcom’s consultation on the combined auction of 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum may yet be subject to some changes, the initial reaction from mobile operators is generally positive, thanks to the proposed introduction of spectrum floors for the auction and overall spectrum caps. Read more...

Kevin Russell, chief executive of Three UK, says the regulator “fundamentally ducked” the tough issues facing the UK's mobile market when it recommended that Three UK's rivals be allowed to refarm all their 2G spectrum for 3G services. Read more...