by Michael Newlands
US telecoms regulator the FCC has given the green light for a venture capital company to roll out a nationwide LTE wholesale network using spectrum set aside for satellite mobile communications. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Spectrum users widely back Radio Spectrum Policy Group recommendations for Europe’s first multi-year spectrum policy programme but the tug-of-war over the digital dividend and other issues continues. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
As their share prices go through the floor, India’s largest mobile operators are furious about a new government proposal to charge what amounts to a retrospective, one-off fee for “excess” 2G spectrum. Read more...
by Martin Sims
With the UK entering the new territory of coalition politics nobody knows whether the country will continue to be a trailblazer for wide-ranging spectrum liberalization. The BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, has already taken the opportunity to attack the policy of spectrum pricing for broadcasters favoured by the previous government. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson are just two of the big names involved in the EARTH consortium, an EU-backed project that aims to reduce the overall power consumption of broadband wireless networks. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The European Commission has today published its Decision on technical harmonisation of the 800 MHz band but also served notice that it may mandate a harmonised approach to utilisation of the band for wireless broadband. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
The first part of Denmark’s 2.6 GHz auction has come to an end with the country’s four existing mobile operators each winning licenses. Read more...
by Scott Billquist
The International Civil Aviation Organization is objecting to pricing proposals being considered in the UK and other countries. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The European Space Agency is reviewing bids for a study evaluating the "public value" of satellite frequencies now that spectrum trading is a reality in some countries. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Takings from India’s 3G and BWA auctions look set to substantially overshoot the government’s targets despite the nearly three-year delay in getting the process underway and the lack of new foreign bidders. Read more...