The German regulator plans to take back some of the spectrum owned by a combined Telefónica/E-Plus and put it to auction. Read more...

The UK regulator has made a decision on the former Ministry of Defence bands that it plans to auction in 2015/2016. Read more...

An EU-backed research project says the focus will be on higher frequencies for the next generation of mobile technology. Read more...

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Silver Spring Networks says it will be able to compete more aggressively in European markets now that a significant standardisation process has reached an important milestone. Read more...

European Commission (EC) efforts to create a digital single market moved forward on 3 April when the European Parliament adopted the “connected continent” package in its plenary session. Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will auction 65 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband and free up 100 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for high-capacity Wi-Fi and other unlicensed uses, the agency said at its 31 March meeting. Read more...

There is a growing sense that governments see commercial mobile networks as a key part of the critical communications industry. Read more...

Channel sharing in a single 6 MHz radio frequency channel is feasible, according to the results of a pilot scheme run by two Los Angeles television stations. The question now is whether the results will entice broadcasters to take part in the FCC's spectrum incentive auction. Read more...

We asked consultant Simon Saunders to assess the merits of two proposed methods for using spectrum more efficiently. Read more...