by Dugie Standeford
The Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) has launched a new working group to consider how to harmonise spectrum-related technical issues. Initial work is expected to focus on channelling plans for the 600 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), has told PolicyTracker that the national regulator’s reserve prices for an upcoming multiband spectrum auction are “presently unviable”. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED), the government department responsible for spectrum, has published its "Spectrum Outlook", revealing its priorities for spectrum release between 2018 and 2022. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Canadian plans for auctioning 600 MHz spectrum call for a significant set-aside to encourage greater competition. But set-asides have been tried in the past and have so far failed to expand the country's highly concentrated mobile market, one consultant says. Read more...
by Toby Youell
US telco AT&T has agreed to sell all of its remaining 600 MHz band holdings, leaving T-Mobile as the only operator to roll out mobile broadband in the frequencies. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Connect Americans Now (CAN) wants to bring affordable, reliable broadband to over 20 million people in rural areas using TV white space (TVWS) technology. Could the initiative help drive greater use of TVWS spectrum? Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The Canadian government has proposed setting spectrum aside in the 600 MHz band for smaller regional providers but Bell, one of the country's biggest telcos, says those in the running are in fact “large, well-capitalized incumbent cable companies” who don't need any financial concessions. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
As the US regulator unveils the results of the 600 MHz auction, it remains to be seen what one of the big winners, Dish, will do with its large spectrum holding, and how well TV channels will fare in the repacking process. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The auction, which aimed to clear broadcasters out of 144 MHz of spectrum in the 600 MHz band for wireless services, ended up clearing only 84 MHz. Some call that a failure, while others, including an FCC commissioner, say it's a successful enough experiment to encourage more such auctions down… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
As bidding in the US spectrum incentive auction winds down, the focus shifts to the nitty-gritty of moving broadcasters out of their spectrum. Read more...