by Catherine Viola
Analysts expect mobile to dominate the market for IoT connections, but there is greater uncertainty about what this will mean for revenues. The key question seems to be, can operators provide more than just the pipe? Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
France's Arcep has opened a public consultation on a draft terms and plans for the reassignment of licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands The licences in question are currently held by Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom and are due to expire in 2021 and 2024.… Read more...
by Pierre de Vries
Spectrum analysts (including me) often proclaim that harmful interference is a growing problem, or at the very least a growing risk. That sounds obvious, given the growing profusion of radios, packed more and more densely together in frequency and space. But could the opposite be true? Read more...
by Mark Ballard
Ireland's 3.5 GHz auction last year demonstrated mobile operators' interest in this potential 5G band and this has been confirmed by the UK's auction results, where the price for a single block rose from £1 million to £38 million. The same auction also sold all the available 2.3 GHz lots… Read more...
by Martin Sims
Interest in the technology is growing now the conclusion of US 600 MHz auction is bringing regulatory certainty, says Kalpak Gude, President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, in an interview with PolicyTracker. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The auction versus beauty contest debate is alive and well in the mobile industry as it heads towards 5G contests. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
On 15 March 2018 the Netherland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate opened a public consultation on the future of digital infrastructure in the Netherlands. In the consultation the ministry is seeking feedback on a range of spectrum related topics related to future digital connectivity including: The future assignment process for… Read more...
by Toby Youell
A bipartisan group of Congressmen have introduced a law that would remove the US regulator’s obligation to clear narrowband use of parts of the UHF band by public safety and industrial groups. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The satellite industry sees the mobile sector as a source of revenue growth, rather than a threat to spectrum allocations, in spite of possible future battles. Read more...