The Canadian government has announced its decision to make available 1200 MHz of 6 GHz spectrum for unlicensed services, joining the US, Brazil, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Peru who have adopted the same policy. It is a major accomplishment for advocates of unlicensed spectrum, chief among them being the OTT… Read more...

A key European Commission spectrum official has warned against inconsistencies in spectrum policies for 5G verticals and highlighted the need for an EU-wide harmonised strategy. Read more...

May 26, 2021: This consultation will be published in the Federal Register on May 27 here. It will be available for public comment until June 26, while replies to those comments must be submitted by July 26. April 27, 2021 The FCC plans to consult on implementing emission limits agreed… Read more...

Ethiopia’s newly-established regulator, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA), has awarded a telecoms licence to a consortium led by Kenya’s Safaricom. This ends the state monopoly in the sector. Read more...

PolicyTracker’s longest-running spectrum training course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management is being held online on 13-17th September 2021. It will be taught in live three-hour sessions with trainers including Professors Martin Cave, William Webb and Gerard Pogorel, as well as Richard Womersley from LS Telcom and Martin Sims from PolicyTracker. Download… Read more...

TV white spaces (TVWS) did not succeed in the early 2010s as many had expected, but there now seems to be renewed interest in the secondary use of UHF and VHF spectrum. Read more...

Governments around the world are becoming more and more wary of Big Tech. Even the Government in their home country, the United States, is considering sweeping anti-trust rules that could even see some of them broken up. Different stakeholders attack Big Tech for different things, but one aspect of technology… Read more...

Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft continue to lobby for the opening of mid-band spectrum resources for unlicensed and flexible use, with varying positions on licensing rules for mmWave bands. All four OTT players are positioning, in varying degrees, to move into telecom networks markets as vendors supporting 5G, edge computing… Read more...

While Amazon is focused on the unlicensed spectrum on which its devices, services and fulfilment centers rely, it also has interests in drone and autonomous vehicle delivery systems as well as private IoT networks and mobile satellite communications. Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, is proposing to relax its rules relating to the use of mobile phone repeaters by individuals who do not have spectrum licences. It is also considering publishing a list of equipment on its website that can be used for this purpose. The proposal is available for… Read more...