The Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance and ITS Observatory aim to put Europe in the lead in developing and rolling out intelligent transport systems (ITS). Read more...

The regulator's decision to allow spectrum trading has spurred consolidation, but has also raised concerns for operators. Read more...

At a recent industry event in the UK, local and national government officials discussed the many obstacles to realising the technological advancements central to the 5G vision. London might steal a march on other regions, as one group is trying to establish an independent agency for connectivity there. Read more...

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is reviewing PMSE legislation and has issued a general call for businesses and groups from the sector to submit views on how this should be undertaken. A range of audio, video and data bands are up for review and are outlined in articles 4, 5… Read more...

EU governments have tentatively agreed to open the 694-790 MHz band to mobile broadband services under technically harmonised conditions by 2020. Many say they'll do so before or by then, but several will miss the deadline or say the timing is unclear. Read more...

Speaking at a conference in London, the UK minister responsible for spectrum, Ed Vaizey, said a merger between Three and O2 would not necessarily have led to a three-player market in the country. He also said his department, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), would shake up the… Read more...

The European Commission must recognise the Brexit crisis by freezing all proposals which reduce national powers - in the spectrum field and elsewhere. Read more...

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) says the band, which was identified for mobile broadband at WRC-15, has the possibility to “put Europe at the forefront of 5G deployment”. Satellite industry figures say interference with existing services in this band will increase. Read more...

Nokia and Qualcomm have been testing MulteFire in Wi-Fi's home frequency and say deployment will take place next year. The system does not use licensed spectrum like licence-assisted access (LAA) and could play a role in launching 5G services, particularly for businesses. Read more...

The UK National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has called for evidence of use cases in industry that 5G will be able to assist with.  The NIC has asked respondents to focus on the following questions:   What uses have been envisaged for 5G?Of those use cases identified, which appear most credible… Read more...