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Speaking at a recent seminar, the soon-to-be former director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau Francois Rancy said that the current focus on millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum was "problematic" because it…

Jonas Wessel, chair of the EU advisory body the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG),  told a recent conference in Paris that the group’s work on 5G is completed and that…

Francois Rancy, the current director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau, the executive arm of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R), is stepping down after two terms in the role. His replacement…

The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band. The band, which is also being studied…

Recent outcomes in European 5G auctions have raised alarms in the telecoms industry and spectrum assignment processes as we understand them today could soon be a thing of the past. 

China’s heft might aid the adoption of networked vehicles, although initial road safety applications appear low-key and history suggests progress in this sector will run at a stately pace. 

This is an important and challenging book that shows the general reader what will be required for the satellite industry to go from its current status - providing just one per cent…

European regulatory body CEPT has decided it will no longer support 32 GHz, 81-86 GHz or 71-76 GHz as 5G bands. Its backing for the 51 GHz band also remains unclear. 

Satellite operators are resisting the regulator-driven clearing and/or sharing of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band in the US. 

The Chilean government department responsible for spectrum policy, Subtel, has proposed new spectrum caps that would make the country’s mobile operators lose access to spectrum in the AWS, 1900 MHz and…

Hungary’s regulator is planning to launch a 5G auction next year, with 700 MHz and 3400-3800 MHz spectrum expected to be made available. 

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) is about to issue its third opinion on 5G, according to its chair Jonas Wessel. 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote at its monthly meeting on a draft policy developed by Commissioner Michael O’Rielly that is designed to make it easier for mobile operators…

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an Enforcement Advisory that warns retailers against selling unauthorized radio equipment. 

It may have taken nearly a decade but the Philippines is close to ending its long-running duopoly. It is using a novel approach to achieve this.