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In the battle to reallocate the 700 MHz band to mobile, Finland has a secret weapon: VHF.

Sweden is pressing ahead with plans to reallocate the 700 MHz band for mobile use and with a new approach to spectrum management that will place more emphasis on sharing.

Convergence of broadband and broadcast networks could unlock 80 MHz of "beachfront" spectrum if implemented correctly, according to one of the speakers at a European Commission-sponsored workshop.

Mexico is pressing ahead with its plan to develop the world's first state-controlled and operated wholesale LTE network in the 700 MHz band despite concerns that it could put the…

The US system of spectrum regulation is failing and must be replaced by more sophisticated and efficient sharing, Pierre de Vries and Phil Weiser said in a paper for The…

A leading spectrum thinker and the GSMA's head of spectrum broadly welcome the UK's new strategy but point out loose ends.

Czech regulator ČTU is planning to launch an auction of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band this year, according to Jaromír Novák, head of the Czech Telecommunication Office.

The US should move to administrative incentive pricing (AIP) by making spectrum allocation decisions an integral part of budget planning and creating a government corporation to lease spectrum to federal…

The Chilean 700 MHz auction was the first in the band in South America but does not yet appear to be the drop that starts the waterfall.

The new working group, FM 54, will publish a report that should help to outline a solution to growing interference problems.

Malcolm Harbour MEP told industry leaders that people who want to use the airwaves for innovative ideas should get free access to spectrum.

Iridium's plans for its new constellation of satellites appear to scuttle radio astronomers' hopes that they will be able to use the 1610.6–1613.8 MHz band without restrictions.

European harmonisation in the telecoms market is a solution in search of a problem, says Richard Feasey, former public policy director for Vodafone.

Committee approves telecoms package that includes provisions on spectrum, but provisions on net neutrality could blow it off course.

The UK's public spending watchdog says that some mobile operators paid less than market value in the country's auction of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands.