by Martin Sims
How to program the parameters of the auction and the auction required by the auctioneer Read more...
by PolicyTracker
When will the auction end? The auction ends when no bids are placed, so the admin page will not display the "closed" indicator in the top right drop-down until there has been a round with no activity at all How do I see the winners? Click the status tab, scroll… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
PolicyTracker examines which bands the US, China, South Korea, Japan and the EU are making available for 5G. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
As Italy's Ministry for Economic Development (MISE) announces 2017 trials of 5G in three as-yet-unamed cities, questions still remain around the 700 MHz band, key to the success of any 5G launch. Read more...
by Richard Feasey
Richard Feasey asks whether the virtualisation movement will see networks controlled by IT giants such as Google and Facebook and wonders what effect this will have on vendors and operators. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The US, South Korea, China and Japan have all stressed the need for global harmonisation of mmWave spectrum, but as the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) announces its 5G pioneer bands, divisions look increasingly deep. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The US regulator’s head of engineering and technology said that tuning ranges of plus or minus 10 per cent would be enough to accommodate different regional choices but he couldn't confirm that harmonisation would be possible between the US and EU 5G bands at 28 GHz and 26 GHz. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Matt Hancock, the minister responsible for digital policy at the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), answered questions on connectivity, universal service obligations and fixed and wireless convergence at the recent Broadband World Forum event held in London. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
EU-level and global harmonisation, and the continued availability of lower spectrum bands, are central to driving the rollout of 5G and Internet of Things services, according to representatives of the UK and French tech industries. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
As an influential committee of MPs launches a probe of the UK's emergency services network (ESN) programme, PolicyTracker has learned that a November date was agreed by all mobile operators for EE to release information on the location and size of new LTE infrastructure. Read more...