by Dugie Standeford
The new president of the European Commission has asked Günther Oettinger to develop a harmonised approach to spectrum, but he is to report to Andrus Ansip, who will be responsible for reforming the telecoms market. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The potential allocation of the 77.5-78 GHz band to car radar services poses an “existential threat” to radio astronomy, according to an international committee that studies spectrum requirements for passive radio sciences. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The report lists under-used bands and advocates spectrum sharing to avert a spectrum crunch. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A crucial vote in Europe's Conference Preparatory Group (CPG) later this month will determine whether the continent will advocate identifying swathes of valuable L-band spectrum for IMT at WRC-15, despite NATO's opposition to the proposal. Read more...
by Toby Youell
olleh Rwanda Networks has launched a FDD LTE network in the 800 MHz band. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
European Commission plans to harmonise two spectrum bands across Europe for wireless audio equipment use will harm cultural and creative industries and threaten press freedom, according to representatives of the programme-making and special events (PMSE) industry. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A former senior official in the Canadian regulator has expressed confidence that the ITU-R will authorise a band plan for mobile broadband use of a 2 x 30 MHz block of spectrum in the MSS 2 GHz band. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The ITU is considering whether and on what terms it might be able to broaden public access to its documents and information. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
This month we report on the findings of the European Commission's advisory group on the future use of UHF spectrum for TV and wireless broadband. We also ask whether decisions by EU regulators on competition in mobile markets are in tune with the aims of national regulators and whether it… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Despite many areas of common ground, broadcasters and mobile operators in a European Commission (EC)-sponsored panel splintered over some aspects of a proposal for the future use of the 470-790 MHz UHF band, leaving its chairman without a consensus. Read more...