by Toby Youell
Rivada Networks, a small but influential US company with high-profile Republican backers, is hoping that the current climate of suspicion towards China will enable it to gain access to spectrum for a wholesale network without participating in an auction. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Read more...
by Toby Youell
The ITU-R holds a World Radiocommunication Conference, known as a WRC, every three or four years. This note explains what a WRC is, and what we might expect for WRC-23. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Taiwan staged the most expensive contest seen so far for 3.5 GHz - the premium band for 5G around the world - when measured on a comparable basis. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Five countries assigned a total of 748 MHz of new spectrum for nationwide mobile broadband services in Q4 2019. This included the world’s first auction for the 4.9 GHz band. Parts of the band have already been assigned in mainland China and Japan by beauty contest, but Hong Kong held… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The PolicyTracker Spectrum Database includes the world’s first benchmark price for the 4.9 GHz band. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
A new report from the European Commission’s 5G Observatory says Italy is the only country in the European Union that has assigned spectrum in the 26 GHz band. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
OTT players depend on cheap and ubiquitous broadband access. They promote this by campaigning for unlicensed spectrum, sharing and innovative technologies which stimulate competition or connect the developing world. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, being held in Central London from 20-23 April, is the perfect opportunity to step back and assess the wider issues affecting the field, including: Has spectrum liberalisation worked? Will CBRS fire the starting gun for spectrum sharing? Have spectrum auctions had their day? Does 5G change… Read more...