by Stefan Zehle
Several recent developments have led many to question the assumption that auctions are always the best way of assigning spectrum to mobile operators. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
As with the British digital dividend auction of 800 MHz spectrum earlier this year, the Australian 700 MHz auction has failed to meet government expectations but for very different reasons. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The fate of Australia’s planned 700 MHz digital dividend spectrum auction hangs in the balance as operators wait to see if the government will back down on the artificially high reserve price imposed by the telecoms minister. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Australian telecoms regulator has disputed claims that its new strategic approach will put lives at risk because it provides insufficient spectrum for the country’s public safety agencies. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Australian government has put back the date of its proposed 4G spectrum auction from November 2012 to April 2013, citing a need to “maximise product certainty for bidders prior to the auction”. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Australian government is hoping to get about A$4 billion in spectrum renewal fees from the country’s mobile, wireless access and satellite operators between 2013 and 2017 when their 15-year licences expire. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
At a press briefing today, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) launched a process that will culminate in an auction of 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum before the end of this year. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
It may never make it to the Sundance or Cannes film festivals, but the movie made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about radio spectrum is part of a broader push to spark public interest in and engagement with the wonderful world of spectrum issues. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
It may never make it to the Sundance or Cannes film festivals, but the movie made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about radio spectrum is part of a broader push to spark public interest in and engagement with the wonderful world of spectrum issues. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is working with the country’s mobile operators to arrange spectrum swaps in the fragmented 1800 MHz band to allow the launch of LTE before the digital dividend 700 MHz band becomes available. Read more...