1.5 GHz spectrum is set to be released for supplemental downlink (SDL) by some European countries in the coming years but interest is still patchy and shared use makes it a tricky proposition. Read more...

The technology-in-search-of-a-business-model will see key requirements added that could pave the way for wider adoption. Read more...

French regulator ARCEP is looking for organisations to conduct trials in the 2.6 GHz TDD and 3.5 GHz bands to help determine the best uses for them before an auction is held. Read more...

The new version of LightSquared, now called Ligado Networks, has settled its dispute with several GPS providers and is seeking spectrum licence modifications from the US regulator. But the company's effort to reinvent itself still needs buy-in from an array of federal agencies, leaving its future uncertain. Read more...

It appears that the former Soviet countries' “stringent” demands in negotiations over IMT identification of 1452-1492 MHz at WRC-15 caused European negotiator CEPT to take the view that the existing ECC-decreed mobile allocation was sufficient for further technological development and did not push for for IMT identification. Read more...

The relatively small amount of spectrum proposed to be identified for IMT (mobile broadband) by the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) at WRC-15 is being circumvented by multi-country proposals (MCPs) signed by Japan and China. Read more...

Just before WRC-15 got under way, the UK and Swiss regulators and European telecoms network operators unveiled their final positions on key agenda items. While there are many areas of agreement, UK regulator Ofcom and the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) have very different views on the 470-694 MHz… Read more...

The Italian Ministry of Economic Development recently said it had sold the 1452–1492 MHz band for a total of €462 million. Read more...

Company reported to have made £91M profit from the deal, which Ofcom is reviewing before deciding whether to make a competition investigation. Read more...

Europe's C-Band proposals are being opposed by the Asian regional grouping and have yet to win the backing of the African nations. However, there is emerging global support for an IMT identification in L-band. Read more...