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European ministries of the interior, commercial suppliers and industry associations have jointly rejected a German proposal to provide a 2 x 10 MHz block of spectrum for broadband public protection…

In a series of orders given the green light on 5-6 August, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) edged closer to the long-awaited broadcast spectrum incentive auction, now due to…

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is to propose studying five specific bands above 24 GHz for 5G use so they can be considered at WRC-19.

Europe's C-Band proposals are being opposed by the Asian regional grouping and have yet to win the backing of the African nations. However, there is emerging global support for an…

A new proposal says more spectrum is needed for the space operation service to accommodate the expected large growth in small satellite deployments.

French regulator ARCEP has brokered a deal with the country’s mobile operators that will give Free Mobile more spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in return for allowing Orange and…

This month we examine the latest developments in 5G, reporting primarily on the perspectives of the 3GPP, European Commission officials, Europe's Radio Spectrum Policy Group, the Next Generation Mobile Networks…

US policy makers must rethink how they assign government spectrum in order to meet the demand for wireless services, panellists said at a 29 July Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation…

A disagreement over Europe’s Common Position for WRC-15 on the 2.7–2.9 GHz band pivots on whether the band really can be shared between mobile broadband and incumbent radar applications by…

The Indian government has started the process of assigning the 700 MHz band by asking the country's regulator for guidance on how it should price the band.

A decision that would have obliged EU member states to make the 1900–1920 MHz band available for Direct Air to Ground Communications (DA2GC) has been delayed by a further six…

NTT Docomo and Nokia have launched a research project that will aim to achieve a throughput speed of 10 Gbps with optimised latency using the 4.4–4.9 GHz band.

A new report from the UK Spectrum Policy Forum calls for a series of measures to promote the use of licence-exempt spectrum.

3GPP may overcome the problem of divergent industry and regulatory timetables through an early release of 5G standards some time between now and 2020. That's according to Dino Flore, chairman…

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved changes to its “designated entity” (DE) competitive bidding rules.