by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s 2023 country profiles cover Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, the UK and the US. In this overview we analyse their spectrum release plans; approach to 6 GHz; policy on private networks; and plans for 6G. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Having successfully completed 5G spectrum auctions, France is expanding the dedicated spectrum available for 5G verticals. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
UK-headquartered Vodafone Group aims to "build a digital society that enhances socioeconomic progress, is inclusive for all and does not come at a cost to our planet". It has 323 million mobile customers and operates in 21 countries. It offers broadband, TV, Internet of Things, financial and other services. Its… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
French network operator and digital services provider Orange describes its purpose as giving everyone "the keys to a responsible digital world". It operates in 26 countries and had 287 million customers (including 242 million mobile customers) at the end of 2022, according to its 2022 universal registration document. Its 4G… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Since our last benchmark update in November 2021, 18 nations have joined the list of European countries that have implemented or plan to implement harmonised rules for the 6 GHz band. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Spectrum managers around the world are increasingly embracing the concept of regulatory sandboxes to facilitate technology, product and service innovations and to support new business models. Regulatory sandboxes are also enabling policymakers to test new, more flexible, regulatory frameworks that are data-driven and informed by the outcomes of projects conducted… Read more...
by Mirva Villa
What did the telecoms industry do this year to reduce its environmental footprint? Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Beauty contests often end up in the courts but auctions don't, so the conventional wisdom goes. But looking more closely we find that legal action over auctions is a fairly frequent occurrence. Read more...
by Richard Haas
After successfully completing 5G spectrum auctions, France seeks to better support the development of 5G verticals while also addressing EMF concerns. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Assignment of spectrum in the 3.3 - 3.8 GHz range dominates private spectrum policy agendas, followed by spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz ranges. Despite this focus on mid-band and mmWave spectrum, there is wide variance in both spectrum bands and bandwidth amounts allocated for private use across… Read more...