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The European Commission had proposed making BEREC an EU institution, but the body has responded by saying this could create more cost and bureaucracy while also possibly restricting the independence…

In an apparent change of strategy for Dutch spectrum auctions, the Minister for Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has proposed attaching coverage obligations to licences assigned in the country's 700 MHz…

Orange's senior executive VP for innovation, marketing and technologies says the industry needs to offer "emblematic" services if it is to convince customers that 5G is worth buying. Meanwhile, the…

New Zealand's spectrum regulator says it is monitoring international developments in sharing approaches, but thinks enough spectrum is available in the country for the time being.

The UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed targets for improved connectivity in its report on 5G deployment. The report also offers practical recommendations on LTE and LTE-Advanced connectivity on…

As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares to launch the next phase in the reverse auction of US TV spectrum in the 600 MHz band, broadcasters said the failure of…

PolicyTracker is aware of five cities planning to launch 5G services by 2020, but details on use cases and budget are scarce.

In theory transmitting digital video over a mobile network is easy, but reaching the point where the average consumer can easily and cheaply watch TV over a mobile network is…

While it's too early to say what impact Donald Trump's presidency will have on US spectrum policies, there are indications that it might favour licensed over unlicensed spectrum.

In the second in our series of spectrum book reviews, PolicyTracker takes a look at Haim Mazar's recent work on spectrum engineering and legal and economic policy.

Slovenian and Croatian TV broadcasting frequencies in the lower UHF band not currently in use are still occupied by Italian services, while FM radio continues to cause disruption.

PolicyTracker understands that mobile industry association the GSMA is reacting to UK regulator Ofcom’s proposal to auction the C-band in stages by asking it to build in clauses that will…

Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has decided to extend the 2.6 GHz licence of local telecom Aero2 under a free Internet access (FIA) agreement.

Varrall says 5G can be a success, but only if it is developed faster and more cheaply than competing options.

Lord Toby Harris, who recently led a review of London’s preparedness for a terrorist attack, told PolicyTracker that every single person who currently works for the emergency services expressed scepticism…