by Dugie Standeford
Spectrum access “is a prerequisite for modern military operations,” but it faces growing pressure from a global wireless broadband industry seeking to meet consumer demand for more mobility and better data access, the US Department of Defense (DoD) said in a strategy paper published on 20 February. Read more...
by Website author
The Colombian government has continued to move ahead with network development regulation with an attempt to encourage public buildings to create space for telecoms antennas. The decree is aimed at lowering the environmental impact assessment burden for network operators. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Telecoms firm PCCW has launched a legal challenge to the Hong Kong regulator’s decision not to renew licences for a third of the city’s 2.1 GHz spectrum. The regulator plans to sell it off in the fourth quarter of this year instead. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK's PMSE industry is concerned about losing more spectrum as the regulator's TV white space tests are rolled out. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The lion's share of the revenue from the auction came from Rogers, who spent C$3.3 billion ($3 billion). Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Newcomer Bitflux has prevailed over established mobile player Globacom to win a nationwide 2.3 GHz licence. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
The Spanish government is coming under increasing pressure to move broadcasters out of the 800 MHz band. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The chair of the CEPT group tasked with establishing a long term vision for the much-coveted band explains his work. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
CEPT and a European Commission-backed high level policy group are considering the future use of 470-790 MHz UHF spectrum for TV and wireless broadband. Given the long-standing wrangling between broadcasters and the wireless industry over the band, it's no surprise that widely different approaches are emerging. Read more...