by Michael Newlands
Fear of litigation appears to have induced a state of paralysis in the UK ministry responsible for telecommunications and regulator Ofcom when it comes to releasing spectrum for LTE. Read more...
by Richard Womersley
Is now the time to take a step back and re-consider not just the 700 MHz band plan, but everything from 450 to 960 MHz? Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Europe must move much faster to square competing the spectrum demands of broadcasters and mobile operators if it is to avoid being left behind in the global debate on the 700 MHz band. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Australian government has put back the date of its proposed 4G spectrum auction from November 2012 to April 2013, citing a need to “maximise product certainty for bidders prior to the auction”. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Saudi Arabia should release internationally harmonised band plans of 140 MHz of spectrum at 2.6 GHz and at least 60 MHz of digital dividend spectrum at 800 MHz, according to an Analysys Mason report commissioned by the GSM Association (GSMA). Read more...
by Iain Morris
The ITU has set the ball rolling on Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) with a new draft recommendation on standards, but it might be impossible for terrestrial broadcasters to support the more advanced version of the technology. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The 50 MHz block of broadband spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band allocated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to public safety use in 2002 hasn't met its full potential, chairman Julius Genachowksi said at the agency's monthly meeting on 13 June. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Brazil’s main mobile operators have paid a total of BRL 2.72 billion ($1.3 billion) for spectrum in the 2.6 GHz band but snubbed the spectrum on offer in the 450 MHz band. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Pakistan’s long-awaited 3G auction, which was “definitely” going to go ahead in March this year, is now on indefinite hold and unlikely to take place before general elections, which must be held by February 2013. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The US and Mexico have agreed to share spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz bands along their joint border, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on 8 June. Read more...