The UK's official weather forecaster, the Met Office, has warned that plans to free up spectrum for short-range devices such as smart meters could cause serious interference problems with some of its forecasting equipment. Read more...

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The Czech Republic's established mobile operators are up in arms over the Czech Telecommunications Office’s new proposed auction rules, which are now out for consultation. Read more...

A public hearing held by the regulator Anatel late last month suggested Brazil was moving towards adoption of the 700 MHz APT band plan. Read more...

Tests to determine the extent to which 4G mobile services in the 800 MHz band interfere with the UK's digital terrestrial TV (DTT) signals have uncovered fewer problems than expected so far. Read more...

Our lead story this month assesses the potential for a wholesale network to be established in the 700 MHz band in Mexico. Other stories ask why the Czech 4G auction was suspended and report on the refarming of the 1800 MHz band in France. There is also a feature examining… Read more...

A Google-led trial in South Africa could encourage regulators there and in other emerging economies to see the value of TV white space spectrum for wireless broadband, participants claim. Read more...

The UK regulator’s proposal not to apply Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) to TV until 2020 is a step too far, according to a leading academic and AIP proponent. Read more...

Supporters of LTE Broadcast technology say it offers mobile operators the opportunity to use their spectrum more efficiently. But is the technology all it’s cracked up to be, and are the operators ready for it? Read more...

The Czech telecoms regulator and its consultant for the recent abandoned auction have differing views on whether the auction rules were faulty and whether they need to be changed to get a result that is more to the regulator’s liking. Read more...