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China Mobile acquires Hong Kong 3G spectrum

A combination of an auction and an administrative assignment of spectrum in the 2 GHz band has allowed China Mobile to enter Hong Kong's 3G market. The incumbent operators were…

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FCC accused of waging “war” on millimetre waves

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is in the process of gathering information on the possibility of providing mobile services in spectrum bands above 24 GHz, is waging a…

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UK “celebrates” 10 years of spectrum trading

The UK introduced spectrum trading in 2004 as part of its spectrum liberalisation agenda, but the actual number of trades remains low, figures from regulator Ofcom show. Even so, Britain…

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Nwana makes case for DSA at ITU Telecom World

H. Sama Nwana, chief executive of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, used a panel session at ITU Telecom World 2014 to argue that dynamic spectrum access technology could go some way…

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Satellite could play key role in hybrid networks

At one panel session held at ITU Telecom World in Doha, executives from the mobile broadband, broadcast, and satellite industries sought to make the “essential case for hybrid solutions”.

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The PolicyTracker Monthly Edition: December 2014

This month we focus on the preparations for the next World Radiocommunication Conference, to be held in Geneva in November 2015. A great deal of attention is being paid to…