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Nokia launches wide-range 700 MHz LTE Broadcast trial
Jul 30, 2014
by Dugie Standeford

Nokia Networks is trialling wide-area TV broadcasting using a single LTE frequency in the 700 MHz band. Read more...

Channel Islands assign 4G spectrum
Jul 28, 2014
by Toby Youell

Spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands has been assigned through a beauty contest for the group of islands in the English channel. Read more...

Ericsson research director hopes for WRC-15 Agenda Item for 5G spectrum above 6 GHz
Jul 25, 2014
by Toby Youell

The research director at the world's biggest infrastructure provider has told PolicyTracker that 5G IMT services will require additional spectrum in the 10, 15 and 30 GHz bands. Read more...

Ofcom to consult again on annual licence fees for GSM bands
Jul 24, 2014
by Toby Youell

The UK regulator has confirmed that it intends to hold another consultation on its annual licence fees for the GSM bands. Read more...

Verizon, Qualcomm and Ericsson to test spectrum sharing
Jul 24, 2014
by Dugie Standeford

Verizon, Qualcomm and Ericsson are seeking approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to field-trial spectrum sharing technology in the 3550-3650 MHz band. Read more...

German regulator cuts spectrum holdings following Telefonica/E-Plus merger
Jul 24, 2014
by Toby Youell

The merged entity will lose its 900 MHz and 1800 MHz licences in 2015 not 2016, but could buy them back at auction. Read more...

LTE-Unlicensed could be rolled out in 2016
Jul 23, 2014
by Toby Youell

Work on LTE "as is" in unlicensed bands has been set aside as industry works on a consensus over the need for "Listen Before Talk" features in the LTE-U standard. Read more...

Use AIP to value and price shared spectrum, say academics
Jul 23, 2014
by Toby Youell

Exclusive licences for IMT are often assigned through an auction mechanism but two researchers claim that future licensed shared access (LSA) assignments should be primarily conducted through a modified form of administered incentive pricing (AIP). Read more...

South African spectrum deals may anger smaller operators
Jul 22, 2014
by Dugie Standeford

South Africa's failure to set rules for secondary spectrum trading could affect proposed deals involving four of South Africa's major mobile providers and anger smaller players, according to one telecoms consultant. Read more...

Should European legislation be changed to accommodate small cell backhaul at 60 GHz?
Jul 18, 2014
by Toby Youell

A UK company that provides core technology for 60 GHz backhaul solutions for small cells has told PolicyTracker that legislation is making their solutions much more expensive to implement in Europe than in the US. Read more...