by Richard Handford
Thai regulator NBTC may have backed away from supporting operators AIS and True Move's appeal for relief from billions of dollars of auction payments, but the fallout from the controversial 2015 contest continues. Concerns have also been raised about the regulator’s design for a forthcoming 1800 MHz auction. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The European Commission (EC) has welcomed the verdict from Europe’s highest court that dictates which legal form the Council of the EU should follow to adopt a joint European position when dealing with international organisations like the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Read more...
by Martin Sims
There is a brilliant line-up of key opinion-formers at the 23nd Annual Spectrum Summit on 4 July in Lichtenau, Germany and PolicyTracker subscribers can receive a free pass! Read more...
by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided at its monthly open meeting to consult on its plans to auction spectrum in the 24 GHz band this November alongside licences for the 28 GHz band in areas where the band has not yet been awarded. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The multi-year European Union pan-African programme funds various projects, one of which seeks to create a more harmonised regulatory environment for the rollout of information and communication technology, with an emphasis on boosting the continent's spectrum market. The ITU sees the project as key to making the 700 MHz band… Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
The MCA has opened a public consultation on the future use of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. In particular the MCA is seeking feedback on identifying the optimal use for spectrum that makes up the guard bands and duplex gap of the 700 MHz mobile band for local needs.… Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
The FCC is currently running a consultation on proposed rules and regulations to allow for the use of spectrum between 95 GHz and 3 THz. The proposed rules would allow for the use of a total of 102.2 GHz of spectrum for licensed point to point services and make 15.2… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Chinese manufacturer Huawei has condemned the global hype over 5G, claiming that average consumers would find no "fundamental and material differences between 4G and 5G". Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
In the second of our series of Research Notes about IoT networks, we consider the benefits of adding a satellite component and the industry progress in achieving this. Dedicated terrestrial IOT networks such as Sigfox and LoRa - optimised for long range, low cost and long battery life - are … Read more...
by Catherine Viola
In the second of our series of articles about IoT networks, we consider the benefits of adding a satellite component and the industry progress in achieving this. Read more...