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South Korea 700 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz
Nov 26, 2015
by PolicyTracker

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Unresolved agenda items take WRC-15 right to the wire
Nov 26, 2015
by Toby Youell

World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) negotiations are notorious for being complex, but this year’s inter-governmental event has exceeded expectations by remaining incomplete as of the penultimate morning. Read more...

UK report recommends mechanism for valuing social benefits of spectrum
Nov 26, 2015
by Dugie Standeford

The social value of spectrum should figure in some reallocation decisions, according to a report compiled for the UK's Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). The question is whether revenue for the government will always take precedence over broader goals. Read more...

WRC-15 agrees on “no change” until at least 2023 for 470-694 MHz in Region 1
Nov 26, 2015
by Toby Youell

Agreement on associated footnote allows the band to be used for mobile broadband in the US and a handful of other countries. Read more...

Eleven bands above 24 GHz to be studied for 5G at WRC-19
Nov 26, 2015
by Toby Youell

Final discussions at WRC-15 also put an extension to Wi-Fi and spectrum for “short-duration satellites” on the WRC-19 agenda. Read more...

Idea Cellular announces first Indian spectrum trade
Nov 25, 2015
by David Yip

This is the first deal since India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) approved spectrum trading in September. Indian mobile operators believe it is the first of many. Read more...

ARCEP reveals prices paid by operators in French 700 MHz auction
Nov 25, 2015
by David Yip

French regulator the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes (ARCEP) has revealed the final prices paid by operators in the country's 700 MHz auction. It has also revealed which spectrum blocks will be assigned to which operator. Read more...

NASA points the way toward greater spectrum sharing
Nov 25, 2015
by Dugie Standeford

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using the International Space Station to test software defined radios (SDRs) and pioneer new sharing technologies that will be made available for commercial as well as government use. Read more...

WRC-15 agrees technical conditions for 700 MHz band IMT identification in Region 1
Nov 24, 2015
by Toby Youell

Agenda Item 1.2 was one of the nine issues resolved in the penultimate week of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15), the inter-governmental event that amends the Radio Regulations. Read more...

Swedish regulator may use “social masts” to cover notspots
Nov 24, 2015
by Dugie Standeford

Sweden has evaluated the possibility of using "social masts" to boost 4G mobile coverage in rural and isolated areas via the part-public funding of masts. Read more...