by Richard Handford
Behavioural economics argues that consumers often reach illogical decisions, rather than always acting in their own interests. They are not the only ones. Perhaps regulators can be guilty of this as well. A paper by James Cooper of George Mason University School of Law and William Kovacic from the George… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
German regulator BNetzA is expected to confirm next week the final terms and design of the 5G auction due to take place in the first quarter of 2019. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
As part of the run-up to the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), representatives from the six regional preparation groups gathered in Geneva this week to discuss their current positions on each of the conference’s agenda items. Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
The satellite industry may be economically smaller than its mobile counterpart but it is becoming increasingly important in discussions of spectrum policy. One example is the tens of thousands of new non-geostationary satellites that operators are launching to target new or underserved markets. The ITU-R Director-elect, Mario Maniewicz, told us in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adopting several spectrum-related measures to help ensure US leadership in the growing space industry. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to the interference criteria given to Class A AM radio broadcast stations. Read more...
by Training blog
A note for your diaries - dates for our training courses: • Understanding Modern Spectrum Management Oxford: 16-19 September 2019 Central London: 20-23 April 2020 Our signature four day course, giving an overview of the key issues in the field and covering… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has released a new draft telecoms law which is to introduce a number of major changes to the country’s spectrum management framework and expand the powers of the Polish regulator. Read more...
by Toby Youell
South Africa's independent telecoms regulator, ICASA, is consulting on a draft roadmap for IMT (mobile broadband). ICASA has said that responses to the consultation will inform its future policies for the bands, including potential awards. The roadmap is intended to provide for greater mobile broadband coverage at lower prices. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
The satellite industry wants to be part of 5G, but needs to protect its existing investments in the C-band and mmWave services. At WRC-19 it will support 5G identifications in 26 GHz, parts of 37-43.5 GHz and 66-76 GHz but oppose the other candidate bands. It believes allocations should be… Read more...