by Jonathan Watson
This month we report on the European Commission's proposals for the 700 MHz band and the huge disparities in opening bids for broadcasters' spectrum in the US incentive auction. There are also updates on 5G, licensed assisted access and licensed shared access, along with news from Brazil, India, the Middle… Read more...
by Martin Sims
Two strong advocates of spectrum liberalisation recognise practical difficulties, lament the lack of innovation in Europe and make the case for reform of the ITU Radio Regulations. Read more...
by David Yip
In a recent report, the Thai regulator says the "flexible" payment structure of the auction, which was held last December, was one of the reasons for the high prices. One auction expert disagrees. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Communications Authority of Hong Kong are looking for opinions from interested parties on their plan to assign 200 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. These licences are to expire between 2020 and 2021. The authority is seeking views on the following reassignment methods: a… Read more...
by David Yip
The Hong Kong Communications Authority (HKCA) may offer incumbents first refusal on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum where licences expire in 2020/2021, but it has also proposed an auction. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Polish minister of digitisation Anna Strezynska says the results of last year's 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction will stand, even though she considers the process was flawed. However, she does intend to reorganise regulation in the country. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
This is despite Roberto Viola, director general of the European Commission’s DG Connect unit, telling a spectrum policy event in Brussels this week that digital terrestrial broadcasters were the "main beneficiaries" of the Commission's proposal for the UHF band. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
In a PolicyTracker interview Commission vice president Andrus Ansip says broadcasters will have to move out of 700 MHz by 2020 at an estimated cost of around €667 million. He said the move was “a precondition for the successful implementation of 5G in Europe” Read more...
by David Yip
The opening price for 700 MHz spectrum in Calcutta exceeds the highest MHz/pop amount ever paid for a spectrum licence, provoking strong criticism from a leading figure in the country's telecoms industry. Read more...
by Martin Sims
Spectrum policy often seems to rely on a simplistic interpretation of the term, not realising that it is discredited in the disciplines where it was born. Read more...