One of the pleasures of reporting on spectrum is that it gives you the opportunity to see the technologies of the future. Spectrum managers were dealing with mega-constellations and 5G, or reading about them in PolicyTracker, years before they they were discussed in the mainstream press. But as well as… Read more...

The FCC's ongoing auction of the 3.7 - 3.98 GHz band, which has raised $78.5 billion and counting, appears to confirm mid-bands' value for the mobile industry. So what next for the mid-bands? Another high-profile band, 6 GHz, is the subject of a worldwide fight between advocates of mobile broadband… Read more...

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are going to need spectrum for many different functions. Some of these functions will be critical for their safe use, so there is a need for adequately protected spectrum to ensure the safe operation of all aircraft in international and national airspaces. Fortunately for UAS advocates,… Read more...

The frontiers of useful and valuable spectrum, we are told, are constantly moving upwards. A visitor from 2010, for example, might be shocked by Thai mobile operators paying $375 million for the 26 GHz band, or their South Korean counterparts paying $550 million for the 28 GHz band. The same,… Read more...

This is the question which the Europe's regulators in the RSPG and the wider ITU community is currently grappling with. It is an area where policy is not yet fully formed so please join the debate in our free Greening Spectrum Policy webinar this coming Monday, 12 October, at 3… Read more...

With a growing focus on global warming, attention is increasingly turning to what role the telecoms sector can or should play in saving the planet. Leading operators and equipment vendors are starting to put sustainability at the core of their product strategies, and regulators are also thinking about how they… Read more...

In the past decade, facilitating sharing has become an increasing important part of spectrum policy. Behind this is a growing belief that market mechanisms alone will fail to deliver the full social benefits of wireless communications. But implementing this in practice is following a range of national and technological pathways… Read more...

What will 6G networks look like? How will they differ from 5G? What are the 6G use cases? What are the implications for regulators? Do we need policy changes to harness the potential of the THz bands? It's early in the research process but our panel of experts for 6G:… Read more...

Yesterday's webinar, The 6 GHz Debate, was an excellent opportunity to hear a wide range of expert viewpoints on the WRC-23 proposal to introduce an IMT identification in the band. It included detailed presentations from supporters such as the GSMA and Ericsson; those opposed such as the WiFi Alliance and… Read more...

Dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) is being hyped as a key technology for mobile operators to deploy from 2020. Using DSS, they can run 5G and LTE at the same time in the same spectrum band, without the headaches associated with traditional refarming methods. In this blog, we look at why… Read more...