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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…

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…