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The 3GPP consortium that will conduct the technical standardisation work on 5G is to use a phased approach.

The Indian government has decided to allow the trading of mobile spectrum licences, following a proposal from the country's regulator.

The European Commission and the Chinese government department responsible for spectrum have signed a joint declaration on 5G strategic cooperation that includes cooperation on spectrum.

Two proposals for new agenda items at WRC-19 could lead to the Radio Regulations extending the upper limit for transmissions from 275 GHz to as much as 1000 GHz.

The 3GPP RAN plenary agreed in September to a study item to develop channel models for frequencies between 6 GHz and 100 GHz.

European administrations have agreed on which frequency bands should be studied for possible allocation to future mobile broadband services. These include the E band (71-76/81-86 GHz), for which the South…

The Italian Ministry of Economic Development recently said it had sold the 1452–1492 MHz band for a total of €462 million.

The LTE-U Forum has responded to a letter from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that questioned whether the way unlicensed LTE coexists with incumbent Wi-Fi services in the 5 GHz…

Australia should jettison specific spectrum targets for mobile broadband and move toward a contingency planning model, according to regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

At least three countries in the Arab region will table a multi-country proposal (MCP) at WRC-15 to allocate for mobile and identify for IMT the remaining parts of the UHF…

While most regions have yet to fall behind a particular position on global flight tracking, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has thown its weight behind an option set out…

Continuing opposition from the global positioning system (GPS) industry to LightSquared's proposed nationwide LTE broadband service in the 1626-1660.5 MHz band is playing out in a spat over interference testing.

A change of heart by ECOWAS regarding mobile broadband (IMT) in the 3.4–3.6 GHz band will probably lead to an African Common Proposal (ACP) in favour of the band’s identification…

Most regions have so far opposed a proposal to allow the use of satellite control and non-payload communications for unmanned aircraft systems in spectrum allocated to the fixed satellite service.…

Festus Daudu, who is set to chair the World Radiocommunication Conference this November, has told PolicyTracker that he sees no issues at WRC-15 that are too contentious to be solved…