by Dugie Standeford
The European Commission’s first multi-year radio spectrum policy programme calls for mandatory refarming of the 900/1800 MHz GSM band by 2012, release of the 800 MHz digital dividend band by 2013, an inventory of existing spectrum uses, and a stronger EU voice in international negotiations. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
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by Michael Newlands
As part of its refarming of what was GSM-only spectrum for service and technology neutral licensing, Denmark’s telecoms regulator will auction off reclaimed 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum next month. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The Thai telecoms regulator is gearing up for the country’s long-delayed 3G auction on September 20, although a last-minute application for a court injunction by state-owned CAT Telecom could still cause a hitch. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US utilities are starting to show interest in using spectrum from legacy paging licences for smart grids. According to Full Spectrum chief executive Stewart Kantor, their European counterparts would do well to follow. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
A trial broadband network for a US hospital is the world’s first white space network for healthcare providers and it also sees the first use of WiMAX technology in white space spectrum. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Although refarming of 2G frequencies for 3G use has run up against delays and threats of legal action in the UK and elsewhere, African countries have been quick to realise the benefits and UMTS 900 networks are now being rolled out. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Poland has become the fourth country with a commercial LTE launch and the first in the world to use the 1800 MHz band for 4G services. TeliaSonera has commercially launched LTE in Norway, Sweden and Uzbekistan at 2.6 GHz. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Singapore’s telecoms regulator, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), has published a set of auction rules and put back the auction date for a second batch of 3G spectrum by one month to November 15. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Slovenian regulator APEK has begun negotiations with the Austrian regulator on infrastructure sharing, according to the GSM Association. Read more...