The new year has begun with two large secondary trades between US mobile operators. Will trading increase on the other side of the Atlantic this year? Read more...

The startling complexity of the latest Combinatorial Clock Auction (CCA) presents a new challenge for the format. Read more...

PPDR is looking for spectrum. TDD spectrum is available. Maybe there is an opportunity for the perfect match. Read more...

More spectrum is needed for mobile broadband because of increasing demand from smartphones, dongles and tablets, we are often told. Read more...

Qualcomm is planning to launch an SDL chip for the L-Band in 2015. Read more...

Belgian regulator BIPT’s announcement that the country’s three existing network operators had won all the available spectrum in its 800 MHz auction is a strong candidate for “least surprising news of the year”. Read more...

Does the data shift from licensed to unlicensed frequency bands tell us more about telecom companies or consumers? Read more...

Possibly, but the wider social benefits will not be realised unless there are policy interventions to incentivise the process, argues Martin Sims. Read more...

The UHF shake-up means many people will need new TVs, and in the UK there is no long-term guarantee about terrestrial HDTV. Isn't the consumer being treated badly? Read more...

The UK is consulting but the decision seems to have been taken. Many other European countries are following suit and the challenge now is to make sure this is a genuine win-win for everybody, consumers and broadcasters included. Read more...