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The European Broadcasting Union says LTE in 800 MHz in Italy and Sweden is damaging DTT services and Brussel’s 700 MHz proposal risks “disenfranchising large swathes of the population”

Winners in December's 900 MHz contest had to pay just $18 million to enter even though licences sold for over $2 billion. A former auctioneer says the financial requirements were…

Ofcom is consulting on maximising the benefits of the clearance of 700 MHz, considering five potential uses for the 25 MHz “centre gap” (733-758 MHz). The provisional view is that…

According to a recent consultation paper issued by UK regulator Ofcom, the satellite company is intending to provide the service using a mixture of terrestrial gateway elements along with a…

Singaporean regulator the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said that introducing a new mobile operator could provide "greater competition and service innovation".

Brussels has allocated the 2010-2025 MHz band to portable or mobile wireless video links and wireless cameras used for programme making and special events (PMSE).

The target of finding 1200 MHz for mobile broadband by 2015 has been reached and spectrum sharing should play a bigger role, says the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) in…

The Mobile Now Act won unanimous approval from the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on 3 March. But doubts remain as to whether the measure can make…

As the US regulator prepares to finalise a ruling in the summer, more manufacturers have announced 5G tests, even though the band is not one of those identified for study…

This month we examine some of the responses to the European Commission's recent legislative proposal for cross-border coordination of the UHF band in Europe. We also ask whether ITU categories…

As with many other issues surrounding a potential UK break from the European Union (EU), the full implications of Brexit for spectrum policy are not entirely clear.

Legal document seeking to restrict EU member states' freedom to negotiate at World Radiocommunication Conferences says the actions of three countries harmed EU objectives.

Freeing up spectrum for mobile broadband in the 700 MHz band in Europe could cause a spectrum shortage in the lower UHF band when digital terrestrial TV (DTT) broadcasters relocate…

The European Commission (EC) has taken the Council of the European Union to court, claiming the latter should have forced member states to toe the EU line at WRC-15.

With a budget of €18 million, the European Commission is hoping to fund projects exploring the "novel use" of spectrum from 90 GHz to the terahertz bands.