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After leaving it out of a consultation on a multi-band auction in May, Belgium is now considering auctioning the band in 2019.

The regulator told PolicyTracker it is not currently considering releasing 2.3 GHz ahead of the eventual release of 3.4 GHz, as requested by O2.

Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Huawei claim they achieved 2 Gbps throughput with three millisecond latency.

The attempt to take control of the Broadband Radio Area Networks (BRAN) group at ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), a forum for the Wi-Fi and mobile sectors, was made earlier…

"HertzViz," an open-data app developed during a May hackathon sponsored by French spectrum regulator ANFR, makes some frequencies visible in order to help construction companies avoid blocking telecoms and internet…

The Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU has asked member states to submit alternative proposals next week. The Radio Spectrum Policy Group is also being proposed as an…

5G offers "great opportunities" for mobile operators and other businesses to use shared and unlicensed spectrum for innovative deployment scenarios, a 5G Americas white paper says. If one idea is…

Ukraine’s telecoms regulator NKRZI is planning to assign spectrum in the 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands, with both award processes due to launch by the end of 2017.

PolicyTracker spoke to David Orloff, chair of the Small Cell Forum and director of AT&T's radio access networks product introduction group, about small cells, 4G and 5G.

As BT/EE threatens to join rival operator Three in launching a legal challenge to the auction plan, PolicyTracker has learned that BT/EE's chief executive asked the head of UK regulator…

Five spectrum-related measures are pending in Congress. Yet despite Senate interest in pushing what is generally seen as bipartisan legislation, there are questions about whether House Republicans will play ball.

Ultimately UKE is expected to re-auction the 1800 MHz licences but the current holders will be allowed to use them in the meantime. However, this is only the latest installment…

In addition to as-yet-unresolved technical issues, efforts to deploy the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the US face a split between stakeholders who want to retain current licensing rules…

PolicyTracker interviewed Thomas W. Hazlett, former chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and author of 'The Political Spectrum', on the public good, "revolving door" regulators and Clint Eastwood.