At a recent London event, researchers and experts called for different telecom protocols to support the robots of the future. Read more...

Ofcom is altering the licence fees for non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite gateways to include administered incentive pricing (AIP) in a move that will see prices leap from the current £500 annual fee to £20,900. Read more...

The UK regulator is consulting on extra spectrum for drones and a new licence for drone detection systems. Read more...

In the UK the BBC's next Royal Charter is under discussion, and the transition from DTT to IPTV is a key topic. This month MPs heard sharply divided evidence on when this transition should happen, as well as a government-commissioned analysis that puts a price on what's at stake. Read more...

JOINER, a government-funded facility, monitors spectrum use across 14 sites, publishes the data, and aims to stress-test automated frequency coordination in the upper 6 GHz band. Read more...

The live events industry has warned the UK regulator that there are no viable alternatives to the frequencies used by professional sound production. Read more...

UK mobile network operators are providing a “poor‑quality service” on at least 58 per cent of train journeys, according to a new report commissioned by Ofcom. Read more...

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working with UK companies to understand how atomic clocks and terrestrial timing can complement GNSS services. This work is part of the £180m National Timing Centre programme, led by NPL. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom’s new regulatory framework enables spectrum licensed to mobile network operators to be used for satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services. Read more...

Scottish private network company Neutral Wireless has used the UK regulator's new short-notice, short-duration licences to experiment with airborne 5G private networks. Read more...