by Toby Youell
Irish mobile operators this week received the opportunity to extend their temporary spectrum licences for another three months. These licences were originally assigned as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated rapidly in Europe in early 2020. A flurry of regulators issued temporary spectrum authorisations, but normal spectrum management quickly resumed, and several… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed all aspects of life, including radio spectrum policy. According to our latest research, 23 countries have departed from their standard spectrum policies to make sure their operators had the capacity to support their citizens. In a new research note, we make four observations about these… Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
Recent news about spectrum auctions has focussed on cancellations due to the COVID-19 crisis: but underlying this there are bigger issues explored in our new Spectrum Auctions Dossier. In the past 20 years auctions have become the go-to means of assigning spectrum, but they are being questioned as never before.… Read more...
by Martin Sims
Who is your first stop for health advice? The world's leading scientists, or a man who thinks "tall, blood-drinking, shape-shifting reptilian humanoids from the Alpha Draconis star system, now hiding in underground bases, are the force behind a worldwide conspiracy against humanity"? When it comes to 5G, the lizard man -… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The ITU has launched a COVID-19 database that enables governments, regulators, mobile operators and other participants in the telecoms world to share experiences and best practice during the current crisis. There is information from all corners of the globe and every part of the spectrum world in response to the… Read more...