by Toby Youell
A key 5G band in the US and Japan. These frequencies have been considered peripheral in the rest of the world, and are in some cases are available on a shared basis. US operators bought 280 MHz of this band in Q1 2021 for record prices. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A promising future 5G band, currently used around the world for 4G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French regulator, ARCEP, is consulting on whether it should lift restrictions on 22 licences held by Bolloré Telecom for the 3400 - 3490 MHz band. These licensees currently authorise fixed internet access services in various locations throughout Metropolitan France. The consultation is available for public comment until May 15.… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Over the past few months PolicyTracker has published articles and organised a webinar on strategies for communicating messages about EMF (electromagnetic frequencies). Our latest Research Note considers how industry can improve its approach and is written by a corporate communications expert, Dr Mary Longhurst. This follows on from a previous… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
One part of spectrum management is helping the public understand the effect that using the airwaves has on human health. The best scientific opinion tells us there is no danger if the safety limits are observed, but many people believe there is a health risk. This new PolicyTracker Dossier tries… Read more...
by Mary Longhurst
How should companies and public bodies respond to the emotive messages that have made anti-5G campaigns so effective? In a previous Research Note we analysed anti-5G narratives, here corporate communications expert Dr Mary Longhurst examines existing industry messaging on 5G and considers how it can be improved. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Spectrum auctions and an independent regulatory authority for the telecoms and media industries are under public discussion again in Japan, following allegations of an excessively cosy relationship between officials at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and executives from telecoms firm NTT and satellite broadcaster Tohokushinsha. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The latest PolicyTracker Spectrum Database quarterly update includes a spectrum auction that raised more money than any other. The wave of expensive 3G auctions in Europe at the height of the dotcom boom has become the stuff of legend in spectrum policy circles. Germany’s 2000 auction of the 2.1 GHz… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
A Portuguese spectrum auction has turned the country's leading mobile operators against the regulator Anacom. Read more...
by Toby Youell
2.3 GHz is used extensively in Asia-Pacific and has a growing role in Europe. Read more...