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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…

Planned consolidation in the UK telecoms industry has led Ofcom to propose additional limits on the L-band (1452–1492 MHz) to prevent spectrum being traded without prior approval from the regulator.…

Europe's technical authority the ECC has agreed a new "work item" to develop harmonised conditions for mobile/fixed communications networks (MFCN) in the 450 MHz band.

The mobile industry has expressed discontent with what it sees as a growing consensus among European institutions that would leave it with less additional spectrum identified for mobile broadband than…

South Africa has finally unveiled its final spectrum assignment plan for international mobile telephony (IMT), but operators shouldn't expect access to the spectrum for mobile broadband any time soon.

Thai regulator the NBTC has relaunched its plan to auction the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands and raised the possibility of future auctions in the 2.3 GHz and 2.6…

The US National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is challenging the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) TV white spaces (TVWS) database system. Are its claims valid or is it, as one database…

US financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking legal action against an Arizona-based firm and its backers over an alleged multi-million dollar fraud in which investors were…

Spectrum may be off the EU's agenda for the time being, but one member of the European Parliament (MEP) sees it as something that could benefit Europe's small and medium…

French telecoms regulator ARCEP has issued its first conclusions following a consultation on plans for managing spectrum to enable superfast mobile broadband services.

“Flexible harmonisation” seems to be the favoured approach to spectrum for public protection and disaster relief (PPDR), according to documents prepared ahead of WRC-15 and various other reports. There is…