Germany’s Federal Network Agency is to auction the coveted 3400-3600 MHz band for the provision Broadband Wireless Access, a move it hopes will stimulate broadband competition and innovation. Read more...

Europe is taking an important step towards spectrum liberalisation with Germany and France announcing that they will gradually introduce the ability to independently trade spectrum licences. Read more...

A compromise proposal which would have allowed WiMAX and other services in a section of the 2.5-2.69 GHz band currently reserved for IMT-2000 technologies has failed to gain sufficient support. Read more...

The Federal Network Agency is offering licences in the 3400 to 3600 MHz band on a technology neutral basis, a move it is hailing as a “further step in achieving flexible spectrum management.” Read more...

UK Minister Alun Michael has tried to reassure those UK businesses who fear they’re losing out because of the patchy implementation of spectrum liberalisation across Europe. Read more...

The huge discrepancies in member states’ approach to spectrum liberalisation have been thrown into sharp relief by the German regulator. Read more...

In a move that could be the prelude to a battle on mobile call termination, the European Commission has expressed ‘serious doubts’ over the German regulator’s market analysis results for Market 9 fixed call termination. Read more...

Lengthy debate and plenty of disagreement has characterised the Ultra Wide Band discussions at the CEPT meeting underway in the Italian city of Sorrento this week. Read more...

The biggest U.S. VoIP provider has opened for business in the UK while taking a sideswipe at regulators in Germany. Read more...