by Toby Youell
Despite a possible legal challenge, the CTU announced today that it would launch an 800, 1800 and 2600 MHz auction in November. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Four members of Congress representing both main US political parties have presented the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act, which would reallocate and auction the 1755-1780 MHz band for mobile use. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Thai regulator the NBTC has gained the backing of the country's ICT ministry in its ongoing campaign to release spectrum for LTE. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Three Maori groups have claimed New Zealand's government has no right to sell spectrum. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
The idea of using databases to manage spectrum access by TV white space devices (WSDs) has firmly taken root over the past two to three years. It's widely seen as the only viable approach in the foreseeable future for protecting incumbent TV band users from harmful interference by WSDs, and… Read more...
by Toby Youell
At one hundred times the frequency of "beachfront" sub-1 GHz spectrum and unable to pass through walls, the terahertz range of spectrum has so far been out of the question when it comes to solutions to the spectrum crunch. A new research project featuring some of the UK's top universities… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
In the search for more spectrum for wireless broadband services, some European mobile operators have focused on the as-yet-unused 2.1 GHz mobile satellite spectrum (MSS) band. Regulators have so far only considered the possibility of withdrawing current MSS licences and reallocating the band to terrestrial uses, but that neglects the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator has decided against levying a market-value spectrum usage fee on UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasters until about 2020. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
This month we report on the European Commission's leaked plans to increase harmonisation of EU spectrum policy and on its desire for member states to enable mobile operators to accelerate their LTE deployments. We also bring you the findings of our "TV in 600 MHz" survey and updates from Bulgaria,… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
German plans to auction 700 MHz spectrum as part of a second digital dividend “completely neglect” the interests of the programme-making and special events (PMSE) community, according to Dré Klaassen, co-president of the Association of Professional Wireless Productions Technologies (APWPT). Read more...