by Jonathan Watson
In this month's issue we report on the European Commission's commitment to its 2020 deadline for EU member states to reassign 700 MHz spectrum and the initial reactions to the UK's vote to leave the EU. William Webb outlines what he thinks is wrong with the 5G vision and we… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Takehiro Nakamura, managing director of Japanese firm Docomo's 5G lab, has said its target 5G bands are 3.4-3.8 GHz, 4.4-4.99 GHz and 27.5-29.5 GHz. He hopes Europe will work on the 28 GHz band. Other industry figures are keen to emphasise that bands not approved by the ITU are still… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The UK referendum result creates difficulties for the European Commission’s "digital single market" aims and a British chair of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group could pose problems for the telecoms regulatory framework review. That's according to Jochen Mistiaen, policy manager in the spectrum group at technology industry group DigitalEurope. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Following a discussion at the 11th Spectrum Management Conference in Brussels last week, director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau François Rancy responded (along with other ITU representatives) to criticisms of ITU processes with regard to world radio conferences (WRCs). Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on 14 July on a proposal to open up almost 11 GHz of spectrum for 5G. The idea is to get ahead of Europe and Asia by making large tranches of spectrum available and then letting innovators decide how to use it, FCC… Read more...
by Martin Sims
It's difficult to be impartial about the UK's vote to leave the EU. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The UK proposes that when conducting sharing and compatibility studies, CEPT should prioritise bands currently allocated to the mobile or fixed services on a primary basis and to focus on the 10.125-10.225 GHz and 10.475-10.575 GHz range. France proposes that ITU-R exclude from study the 10.5 GHz band as it… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
This is best known as a satellite band and calls for an IMT identification were rejected at WRC-15. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Speaking at an event in Brussels, the head of spectrum at UK mobile operator EE argued that the harmonisation of spectrum licensing would not make for uniform consumer preferences across the EU. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Speaking at the 11th annual European Spectrum Management Conference, Anthony Whelan of DG Connect said that spectrum policy is as political as ever. Read more...