by Michael Newlands
The British Parliament has finally rubber stamped a special instrument (SI) which directs regulator Ofcom to go ahead with a range of spectrum reforms, some of which will await the outcome of a competition assessment. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
After a two-year delay, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is restarting its spectrum liberalisation programme. Companies looking to use the surplus spectrum welcomed the move but said the release should now take place as quickly as possible. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The UK is to follow the lead taken by the US (and more recently Sweden) in releasing 500 MHz of new spectrum suitable for wireless broadband to the market over the next 10 years, according to a government document released this week. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The first “true 4G” standard has been set by the ITU and the first equipment ships this week. While the mobile operators are not in a position to take advantage of this, WiMAX operator UK Broadband plans to use its significant spectrum holdings to provide true 4G data capacity in… Read more...
by Michael Newlands
A UMTS trial scheduled to be conducted in the 1800 MHz band in France this November will be watched with interest both by operators and regulators, particularly in countries such as the UK, where operators are licensed at either 900 or 1800 MHz. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Britain’s two-month-old coalition government has grasped the nettle of spectrum reform by introducing a revised version of stalled legislation which wasn't passed in the last Parliament. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The UK’s spectrum database for programme making and special events devices gives it a competitive advantage that other European countries may be looking to emulate. Read more...
by Martin Sims
The veil is starting to lift on the new British government’s policies as they affect both the telecoms regulator Ofcom and the much-delayed framework for an equitable distribution of spectrum holdings amongst the country’s operators. Read more...
by Scott Billquist
This Ofcom consultation has provoked an usually high number of responses and most are scathing in their condemnation of the plan. Read more...
by Martin Sims
Governments need to stand firm behind regulators threatened with legal action rather than starting the consultation process all over again. Read more...