Half a million euros are up for grabs in a competition organised by the European Commission to make a breakthrough in decentralised spectrum sharing. Read more...

A new “space-space radar” service should be written into the Radio Regulations so that spectrum can be allocated at WRC-15 and then made available for a satellite that will clear space debris, according to Dominique Bovey of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland. Read more...

Ofcom has issued compliance notices to the two holders of pan-European licences for 2 x 15 MHz in the S-band (1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz). Read more...

Ofcom has issued compliance notices to the two holders of pan-European licences for 2 x 15 MHz in the S-band (1980–2010 MHz and 2170–2200 MHz). Read more...

The success of Wi-Fi and the expected growth of the Internet of Things has led to renewed interest in licence-exempt spectrum, but consultants hired by the European Commission have tentatively suggested there is already enough of this spectrum available in some bands. Read more...

The GSM Association and PolicyTracker jointly organised a Q&A with Jonas Wessel, Director at the Spectrum Department in the Swedish regulator. In the following transcript, Wessel emphasises his conviction that broad allocations of spectrum for mobile will give regulators flexibility. Read more...

Swedish regulator PTS believes the 2.7–2.9 GHz band is underused and should be jointly allocated to mobile at WRC-15. Read more...

Should this have an effect on spectrum decisions later this year? Read more...

Spectrum above 6 GHz should be considered for future 5G IMT mobile communications but not to the detriment of the satellite, broadcast, space, radio astronomy or aviation industries, said the respondents to an Ofcom consultation. Read more...

Preparations for WRC-15 within regional group reveal subtle differences between Arab states and other parts of Region 1. Read more...