If you weren't able to join our National Approaches to Spectrum Sharing webinar on June 17 we are making a recording of it available. It was a fascinating discussion featuring the following speakers: Philip Marnick, Ofcom Spectrum Group Director, UK Martha Suarez, President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Dave Wright, President… Read more...

6 GHz is a key spectrum sharing battleground and the lines are firmly drawn as we approach the next ITU World Radio Conference, WRC-23, where there is a contentious proposal to identify sections of the band for mobile broadband (IMT). This is supported by China, some Asia Pacific countries, the… Read more...

Spectrum sharing has seen intense policy activity in recent years and is unusual because approaches tend to be more country-specific than in most areas of spectrum policy. In this spectrum sharing webinar we examine some of those national approaches with a panel of expert speakers: Martha Suarez, President of the… Read more...

Making the best use of the airwaves requires a knowledge of several disciplines: from engineering to law and from economics to technology trends. These are all covered in our signature course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, held at Oxford University from 16-19 September. The trainers include internationally recognised experts, such as the… Read more...

Book now to reserve one of the remaining places on our  Understanding Modern Spectrum Management course being held in London on 1-4 April. It offers a full grounding in all aspects of wireless communications but also considers how 5G can deliver the maximum benefits -  download the brochure here. Themes include: Technical possibilities… Read more...

The mobile industry association (GSMA) has indicated its willingness to start sharing spectrum. It said in a position paper that sharing can play a complementary role to traditional spectrum licensing by allowing mobile services to access new bands where there are no other reasonable alternatives. "The continued rise in data traffic means… Read more...

The first step is to decide whether 5G's characteristics merit a new approach, and this rests on two key issues: 5G will use higher frequencies with lower propagation, reducing the danger of interference Large numbers of extra base stations means deployment costs are much higher But does this mean that… Read more...

With the 5G era approaching, there is a growing interest in spectrum sharing. But what are the economic benefits? Why is it seen as necessary? Can it improve technical efficiency without damaging incumbents? How could it work in practice? These are just some of the questions addressed in our signature Understanding Modern… Read more...

What motivates OTT players' approach to spectrum? Who is pushing the spectrum sharing agenda? Academics and some regulators for sure, but in industry terms it is the OTT players like Google, Microsoft and Facebook;  Operators are usually lukewarm about sharing. Why? We explain in more detail in this Research Note but in… Read more...

Some 14 months ago, we asked whether Licensed Shared Access (LSA) was "ready for take-off". A couple of weeks later, we were assured by delegates from Nokia and Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress that it was indeed ready. Read more...