by Dianne Northfield
The major studies of spectrum's economic worth were conducted several years ago. Do they need to be updated in the light of recent trends, asks Dianne Northfield. In the first of two articles she assesses what recent research tells us. Read more...
by Martin Sims
With commercial deployment now very close our spectrum database has been updated to reflect the ownership of licences in potential 5G bands. Some existing licences can be used for 5G and some cannot, depending whether the service is fixed or mobile. A further complication is that in some cases a… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Microsoft remains a strong supporter of unlicensed spectrum and its current priorities are focused on TV white spaces, the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, 26 GHz, and 66-71 GHz. It is also supporting rural connectivity initiatives. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
As Facebook continues its mission "to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together", it remains focused on the need for spectrum in a wider range of bands, including above 95 GHz and has urged the FCC and Ofcom to ensure availability of spectrum for… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Google remains a strong proponent of unlicensed spectrum, sharing and dynamic spectrum sharing. Over the past year it has focused on the 3.5 GHz, 6 GHz and over 95 GHz bands in particular. It continues to run a TV white space database. Read more...
by Roberto Ercole
The ability to use 26 GHz for 5G is limited by the need to protect satellite earth observation services in 24 GHz. But what are the engineering issues behind this? Independent consultant Roberto Ercole explains how they affect the commercial prospects for the band and could influence operators as they… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Unlike the 2.4 GHz ISM band, the most attractive unlicensed spectrum for low-power IoT networks just below 1 GHz is not globally harmonised. Is better harmonisation needed and how much can be achieved? 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...
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 Toby Youell
November 2017 marked the half-way point between WRC-15 and WRC-19, the regular inter-governmental meeting tasked with amending the Radio Regulations. In a series of Research Notes, we take stock of global preparations for the meeting. This Note explains how the process works and we examine the agenda items in detail… Read more...