We are very pleased to announce the release of a report which we have been working on for the past year as part of a consortium with LS telcom and VVA. Read more...

In the final days of 2022, Spain completed its auction of the 26 GHz band. The country was the only EU member state to assign spectrum in the band in the entire year. This probably came as no surprise to the Spanish regulator. Consultation responses ahead of the auction revealed… Read more...

The latest iteration of the PolicyTracker spectrum database shows that the two 5G "pioneer bands" remain popular for regulators across the world. Of the ten countries which have recently awarded spectrum, half have handed out licences in the 3.3—3.8 GHz band. Kazakhstan, Montenegro, northern Cyprus (disputed territory), Romania and Tanzania… Read more...

The European Commission has approved harmonised technical conditions for the 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands to allow passengers to make calls, text and use their data services in midair. Brussels has also opened up 5 GHz for WiFi on buses and public transport. “Since 2008, the Commission’s implementing decision… Read more...

Auctions involving over 1,600 MHz of spectrum have been recorded in the latest iteration of the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database. These assignments arose from five auctions, all taking place in Europe. All but one of these awards included the 3.3—3.8 GHz band, widely considered a crucial mid-band for 5G. At the… Read more...

What is the point of spectrum policy? Ask two spectrum managers and you will probably receive three answers. In four countries newly profiled by PolicyTracker the answer is clear: 5G. In Australia, China, Japan, and South Korea, the authorities appear to regulate spectrum with a clear focus on enabling the… Read more...

The histories of spectrum policy and the mobile industry are closely intertwined. Much of the news in radio spectrum is driven by the stakeholders with the deepest pockets: mobile operators. Mobile operators' business strategies and technology focusses vary, but they all need spectrum. How they obtain that spectrum depends on… Read more...

Competition, eh? It’s generally thought to be a good thing. But like many good things, too much of it can leave one wanting less. Take Europe’s big telecoms firms. Their trade association, ETNO, says that one of the key reasons the industry is struggling is "the heavy regulation in the… Read more...

The 5G Observatory is funded by the European Commission and assesses progress towards EU policy goals by reporting and analysing the latest 5G developments. Titled 5G in the Digital Decade, this free stakeholder workshop will present the main findings from the third year of the project, providing an overview of the progress… Read more...

One of the perennial problems in spectrum management is that new demands come faster than ways to clear the airwaves. New technologies are always in development, but even with the most competent spectrum managers, it usually take years or even decades to clear frequencies for new uses. Seeing as 6G… Read more...