by Kane Mumford
The European Commission (EC) has taken the Council of the European Union to court, claiming the latter should have forced member states to toe the EU line at WRC-15. Read more...
by David Yip
With a budget of €18 million, the European Commission is hoping to fund projects exploring the "novel use" of spectrum from 90 GHz to the terahertz bands. Read more...
by David Yip
Study groups are looking into identifying harmonised frequency bands above 24 GHz for some Internet of Things (IoT) applications as part of the development of IMT-2020, says Colin Langtry, Chief of the Radiocommunication Study Groups Department at the ITU. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Regulators and governments around the world are monitoring the US incentive auction to see if they should follow suit. If much of the profits go to investment firms rather than broadcasters, will that put them off? Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) said it would “keep abreast” of developments in the review of the EU Regulatory Framework for communications, but that the main discussion is now with the European Council. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The new version of LightSquared, now called Ligado Networks, has settled its dispute with several GPS providers and is seeking spectrum licence modifications from the US regulator. But the company's effort to reinvent itself still needs buy-in from an array of federal agencies, leaving its future uncertain. Read more...
by David Yip
The South African government wants commercial and governmental spectrum licence holders to prove they are using their spectrum. Read more...