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PolicyTracker examines which bands the US, China, South Korea, Japan and the EU are making available for 5G.

As Italy's Ministry for Economic Development (MISE) announces 2017 trials of 5G in three as-yet-unamed cities, questions still remain around the 700 MHz band, key to the success of any…

Richard Feasey asks whether the virtualisation movement will see networks controlled by IT giants such as Google and Facebook and wonders what effect this will have on vendors and operators.

The US, South Korea, China and Japan have all stressed the need for global harmonisation of mmWave spectrum, but as the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) announces its 5G pioneer…

The US regulator’s head of engineering and technology said that tuning ranges of plus or minus 10 per cent would be enough to accommodate different regional choices but he couldn't…

Matt Hancock, the minister responsible for digital policy at the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), answered questions on connectivity, universal service obligations and fixed and wireless convergence…

EU-level and global harmonisation, and the continued availability of lower spectrum bands, are central to driving the rollout of 5G and Internet of Things services, according to representatives of the…

As an influential committee of MPs launches a probe of the UK's emergency services network (ESN) programme, PolicyTracker has learned that a November date was agreed by all mobile operators…

Wi-Fi4EU was announced by European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker in his September state of the union speech but more details came to light yesterday, raising questions about the viability…

Figures from a range of industries at a debate in London mostly agreed that 2020 will see the introduction of MIMO and more carrier aggregation services, but that mmWave networks…

Although many spectrum sharing studies and pilots are taking place in several bands, actual sharing uptake remains limited. That could change in the next year or two as companies vie…

“Fibre is the future," says Matt Hancock, a minister at the UK's Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). "The market will have to lead and government will support. I…

An analysis produced for the European Commission (EC) has concluded that 5G rollout will cost around €56.6 billion in 2020 but will bring in around €113.1 billion per year by…

UK regulator Ofcom will continue to be involved in Europe regardless of the status of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), chief executive Sharon White says.

Martin Arend, general manager of the automaker's end-to-end architecture and technologies, has told an industry conference that dedicated spectrum would be "very, very helpful" for the development of connected cars.