by Toby Youell
Australia's Department of Communications has published its Spectrum Review Report. The report, which has been the subject of consultations for the past year, focuses on simplified processes and greater opportunities for “market-based arrangements, including spectrum sharing and trading”. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The smart grids industry is organising itself to secure spectrum through both regulatory and standardisation bodies. Read more...
by Toby Youell
UK regulator Ofcom has released an update of its plans to auction 190 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz band. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Chipset designer Qualcomm has told PolicyTracker it will trade its L-band holding (1452–1492 MHz) following EU-level harmonisation of the band for supplemental downlink (SDL) and UK regulator Ofcom's decision to vary Qualcomm's licence to allow the band to be used for SDL. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The world's most sought-after spectrum is currently being auctioned in what is arguably Europe's strongest economy - so why are wallets staying closed? Read more...
by Toby Youell
Jennifer Manner, vice president for regulatory affairs at Echostar, which holds one of the two much-criticised pan-European 2 GHz band MSS licences, has told PolicyTracker she wants to see greater European harmonisation. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
This month we report on the European Commission's digital single market strategy and on European progress towards making the L-band available for supplemental downlink (SDL). We also assess the state of digital switchover in Africa and ask whether 5G will require a new air interface. Country-specific updates focus on Albania,… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The 12 May rail crash that killed eight people in the US city of Philadelphia has spurred many questions, including whether the lag in acquiring of spectrum for positive train control technologies might have contributed to the derailment. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK is the first Member State to comply after the European Commission ruled that all states must make 1452 – 1492 MHz available within 6 months. Read more...