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So far regulators think the positives outweigh the negatives. But will that change in the era of cognitive radio?

Norway’s second auction of the 2.1 GHz band has ended after a single round which only took a few minutes with all nine blocks on offer being sold at the…

The Brazilian government thinks harmonising the environmental rules for installing mobile base stations will bring great benefits in the run up to 2014 but it’s proving politically difficult.

India’s controversial auction of GSM licenses confiscated from 11 operators by the country’s supreme court has come to an ignominious end with the government raising less than a quarter of…

Irish telecoms regulator ComReg today announced it has successfully concluded an auction of 800, 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum raising a total of €854.64 million in the process.

The Australian telecoms regulator has disputed claims that its new strategic approach will put lives at risk because it provides insufficient spectrum for the country’s public safety agencies.

UK regulator Ofcom today published a timetable and final regulations for the country’s long-awaited so-called 4G auction, and sent a Statutory Instrument (SI) to Parliament for passage into law allowing…

700 MHz frequency release could transform the mobile and broadcast market but it may also accelerate changes in consumer behaviour, shift the global balance of power among manufacturers and have…

Canada is to follow the US approach to TV white spaces to ensure a larger market and cross-border compatibility.

The UK's shift from analogue to digital TV ended quietly and successfully on 23 October. The big question now is what changes will digital convergence bring and when.

Channel repacking was a top issue at the first FCC workshop but few broadcasters were in attendance.

A PolicyTracker investigation has found few hopeful signs with most regarding the technology as being in terminal decline. But what lessons can we learn from its demise?

The work claims the legal status of broadcasting spectrum is as clear as mud but incentive auctions are a way of sidestepping the problem.

Momentum continues to build in Asia and Latin America

China has adopted the all-TDD version of the 2.6 GHz LTE band, while Japan’s Softbank, which already uses it, has bid for a 70% stake in Sprint Nextel in the…