by Laura Sear
Ofcom is proposing changes to the conditions for Short-Range Devices (SRDs) in the 5GHz, 24GHz and 900MHz bands used for Wi-Fi, transport and industrial applications. These changes include: An additional 20 MHz of spectrum in the 5GHz band for safety-related Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Liberalise the use of 5150 to… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Cave review of Spectrum Management in the UK was published twenty years ago and provides the theme for the launch of our new book, The Debates Shaping Spectrum Policy. Professor Cave's study was influential in promoting spectrum liberalisation in many countries and called for the use of market mechanisms… Read more...
by Kas Kalba
It has been impossible for me not to recall my visits to Ukraine during recent months. In all, I made six or seven trips there between 1989 and 2008, all but one of them for consulting gigs, as I call them. The other one was with my wife and parents,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Globally, similar factors are drive growing interest in private networks. Industry and/or local communities are looking to benefit from wireless technology, and telecom companies are increasingly well-equipped to help them do so. But while the factors driving growth in private networks may be harmonised, the available spectrum is not. According… Read more...
by Laura Sear
The law, now being considered by the country's National Assembly, would also reduce military spectrum usage and clear the way for the first spectrum auction in over a decade. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Helium is a new type of network which is maintained and operated by individuals. As the network expands into 5G, spectrum access remains a barrier to global expansion. Read more...
by Laura Sear
The Polish telecoms regulator, (Urzad Komunikacji Elektronicznej, UKE), has opened a consultation regarding the extension of the 2100 MHz spectrum licences. Poland’s operators – Plus, Orange, Play and T-Mobile – are looking to renew their 2100 MHz concessions, with the government expecting to raise PLN 1.9 billion from the process.… Read more...
by Richard Haas
Carlos Manuel Baigorri has dismissed recent reports that Anatel is reviewing its approach to the 6 GHz band as “gossip”. Read more...
by Laura Sear
The European Commission has referred 10 EU member states to the Court of Justice of the European Union over their failure to fully transpose the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC). Read more...