The decision by the Nigerian government to merge the country’s telecoms and broadcasting regulators will have a major impact on how spectrum is managed and assigned, with the country’s mobile operators set to benefit the most. Read more...

Despite behind-the-scenes negotiations that are reportedly going on between the UK’s four mobile operators, Everything Everywhere has revealed details of its LTE 1800 plans which include a full commercial launch “within a few weeks”. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom has just published its latest report on the findings of its research into whether and how LTE user equipment in the top part of the 800 MHz digital dividend band can coexist with equipment in the neighbouring band. The short-range device (SRD) industry strongly disputes its optimistic… Read more...

Our top story this month tackles UK regulator Ofcom's decision to allow mobile operator Everything Everywhere to repurpose its 1800 MHz spectrum for LTE use. We also consider the DoJ and FCC's decision to approve Verizon Wireless's acquisition of 122 Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licences in the US and… Read more...

Worldwide LTE roaming is still years away, according to the equipment and component manufacturers whose technologies will enable it. However, roaming between specific countries and regions is already starting to emerge. Read more...

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QUASAR reports on the business and regulatory case for services using secondary access to spectrum such as TV white spaces are useful but flawed, several observers told PolicyTracker. Read more...

Services using secondary access to spectrum are feasible from a business and regulatory standpoint if several issues are resolved, the QUASAR research project said in reports published over the summer. Read more...

Romania’s National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has accepted all five applications it received to take part in a multi-band auction next month. Read more...

As expected, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved plans by Verizon Wireless to buy, swap and divest Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licences in a move aimed at enabling it to roll out more mobile broadband services. Read more...