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An ITU symposium on small satellite regulation held in Prague this week produced a provisional agreement among some of the main players in the fledgling small satellite industry.

Italy's failure to comply with ITU Radio Regulations on harmful interference is wreaking havoc with TV broadcast and FM radio signals in neighbouring states, according to the countries affected and…

This month we examine the implications of the US AWS-3 auction results for the broadcast incentive auction due to be held next year and assess claims that Dish made unfair…

A tool that the ITU could use to minimise gaming of the way satellite filings are made will be discussed at the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM), which will help administrations…

Spectrum caps and a lack of competition keep prices around $200 million.

Harmonised public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) networks don't seem to hold much interest for EU member states, says SCF Associates director Simon Forge.

UK mobile companies were told that their deal with the government to improve roll-out would be borne in mind by the regulator when proposing annual licence fees. But Ofcom says…

Following consultations, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has adopted two "Opinions"; one on the future of the UHF band and another on Europe's common positions going into WRC-15.

The $45 billion success of the US's recent AWS-3 auction has left many wondering how this might affect the spectrum incentive auction scheduled for next year.

Automotive radar spectrum in the 77 GHz band should be globally harmonised and made available for 5G mobile broadband uses, says Geoff Varrall, executive director of radio frequency technology consultancy…

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a conference this month in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to settle on its preliminary positions going into WRC-15 this November.

The NTIA and FCC want to move their joint project to develop wireless "model cities" to the next stage.

Uk regulator Ofcom has announced that it will now allow dynamic spectrum access (DSA) using databases to access the country's TV white spaces (TVWS) on a licence-exempt basis.

Qualcomm is promoting a modification of Europe's 700 MHz bandplan to support a 2 x 3 MHz slot exclusively used for machine to machine communications (M2M), but vendors and regulators…

For decades, Europe's railways have relied on a modified version of GSM to manage its communications and signalling, but GSM's anticipated obsolescence along with growing interference and capacity problems have…