by Dugie Standeford
Citing the “incredible challenge of taking a cutting-edge product from concept to market on deadline,” US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler has pushed back the broadcast spectrum incentive auction to mid-2015. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) is organising a workshop on how spectrum occupancy measurements can be used to improve efficiency in spectrum management. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Pilar del Castillo has added an amendment to the much-discussed telecoms reform package that sets a minimum of 30 years for mobile broadband spectrum licences. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Neelie Kroes used her keynote speech at the ECTA regulatory conference yesterday to defend the European Commission's "connected continent" telecoms reform proposals. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Competitive wireless providers are pressing the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use smaller geographic spectrum licence areas in its upcoming 600 MHz incentive auctions. “Right-sizing” licences will make for a better auction, say proponents, but it's unclear whether the regulator or major telecoms firms agree. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) would offer more socio-economic benefits from the use of 2 x 10 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band than IMT, according to two separate studies. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Various stakeholders gave their views on the European Commission's "connected continent" telecoms package yesterday at a hearing organised by the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee. Read more...
by Toby Youell
UK regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on its "mobile data strategy", which aims to provide enough spectrum for a 71-fold increase in mobile data capacity by 2030. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
This month we report on the decisions taken at the ECC's latest meeting in Berlin, such as its approval of a framework for wireless broadband at 3.4 and 3.8 GHz and of harmonised SDL in the L-Band. We also have updates from Brazil, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, New… Read more...