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US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a consultation on the potential opportunities and risks of using LTE in unlicensed bands.

The ITU is planning a conference on dgital switchover on the same day that the majority of African countries will miss the deadline to turn off broadcasting signals in the…

Quantitative risk assessment can complement worst case interference analysis and lead to more intensive coexistence of radio systems.

Holders of multiband 4G spectrum licences in the Channel Islands have been spared higher fees in Guernsey but will have to adapt to more stringent rollout conditions from June this…

The UK Home Office's controversial project to replace its TETRA network with an LTE system hosted by a public mobile operator could now be continued after the Conservative Party won…

The two European commissioners who deal with spectrum have talked up the prospects for their proposals at the launch of Europe's "digital single market" strategy, despite the fact that similar…

This month we report on the negotiations taking place in the run-up to WRC-15 and on initial discussions about WRC-19, which are expected to involve the development of 5G. Other…

Using fixed links for high frequency trading (HFT) in stock markets is an emerging use of spectrum, but there are claims that companies are buying up licences and leaving them…

Roberto Viola, deputy director general of DG Connect (the European Commission unit that deals with spectrum), has indicated that the Commission's renewed attempt to reform spectrum management will go further…

Ofcom is not planning to target the satellite industry's core bands or WiGig frequencies for IMT-2020 identification at WRC-19.

The Norwegian government has confirmed its plan to switch off FM radio in 2017.

Efforts are continuing to draft 5G agenda items for WRC-19 that will not only have a chance of finding agreement, but also develop more quickly than the ITU's traditions and…

LightSquared, whose plan for a US nationwide wireless LTE network was shot down by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) because of interference issues with Global Positioning System (GPS) users, has…

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given the go-ahead for a “citizens' broadband radio service” that allows three levels of spectrum sharing in the 3.5 (3550-3700 MHz) GHz band.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could help to relieve some of the pressure on public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) spectrum in emergencies, according to Ashutosh Natraj of the University of…