An independent audit of government spectrum holdings is considering ways of releasing frequencies for commercial and other uses. Incentive charging mechanisms for government agencies is one possibility. Read more...

Flexible access to the radio spectrum requires all interference benchmarks to be pre-defined, argues a new book. Countries relying on self-regulation will place an unfair burden on industry says its author, Michael Whittaker. Read more...

Ofcom is bullish about the success of spectrum trading even though the scheme has been in place for for nearly a year without a completed ‘pure spectrum’ transaction. Read more...

Consultants have been appointed to find ways of ending the uncertainty about spectrum rights which many believe has hindered the development of trading in the UK. Read more...