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The PolicyTracker Monthly Edition: August 2014

This month, we lead on a widely awaited ECC Report on the future of the 470 - 694 MHz band in Europe, as well as Brussels's preparations for broadband/broadcast convergence…

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Channel Islands assign 4G spectrum

Spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands has been assigned through a beauty contest for the group of islands in the English channel.

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LTE-Unlicensed could be rolled out in 2016

Work on LTE "as is" in unlicensed bands has been set aside as industry works on a consensus over the need for "Listen Before Talk" features in the LTE-U standard.

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Use AIP to value and price shared spectrum, say academics

Exclusive licences for IMT are often assigned through an auction mechanism but two researchers claim that future licensed shared access (LSA) assignments should be primarily conducted through a modified form…

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South African spectrum deals may anger smaller operators

South Africa's failure to set rules for secondary spectrum trading could affect proposed deals involving four of South Africa's major mobile providers and anger smaller players, according to one telecoms…