A popular tool for regulators who want to make sure companies use their spectrum as efficiently as possible is a "use it or lose it" clause in a spectrum licence. Read more...

We’ve been here before. There was a big hype around mobile TV technologies such as MediaFLO and DVB-H but they failed. Why should LTE Broadcast be any different? Read more...

Typically less than 50% of spectrum already identified for IMT has been licensed by regulators, yet the IMT community are seeking new allocations. Shouldn't regulators and the IMT community alike use what they have first, before asking for more? Read more...

At an annual consultation meeting on Ofcom's draft annual plan, the regulator's director of spectrum policy Charles Jenne confirmed it was currently working on future spectrum sharing initiatives. Read more...

With the new year comes another Consumer Electronics Show, the annual jamboree for the global gadget industry. Read more...

A number of organisations have developed methods of transmitting and receiving at the same time on the same frequency. These 'full duplex' technologies promise a doubling in capacity, but perhaps all is not so rosy. Read more...

BT is planning its own "alternative" mobile network, yet looks set to buy a "traditional" mobile operator. How does that compute? Read more...

We put auction in context as prices pass an average of $1.82/MHz/POP Read more...

The latest development in the mobile data demand saga shows the power of ITU documents. Read more...

Scottish voters go to the polls today to answer a very simple question: should Scotland be an independent country? Read more...