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UK regulator Ofcom’s proposals for a trial of white space devices later this year have been cautiously welcomed by the PMSE sector, though with caveats about the need to explain…

Poland's Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has launched a consultation on future use of the 700 MHz band. One of the most likely scenarios involves earmarking the spectrum for wireless…

EU digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes is among the speakers lined up for a spectrum conference due to be held in Paris at the end of June.

As the deployment of small cells around the world accelerates, industry body the Small Cell Forum is finding it has to deal with a raft of regulatory and spectrum issues,…

WiGig, a newly-standardised wireless technology that operates in the 60 GHz band, is expected to get a big boost this year when the powerful Wi-Fi Alliance absorbs the Wireless Gigabit…

If broadcasters are moved from the 700 MHz band and new equipment is needed for viewers to continue receiving TV services, what is their incentive to go out and buy…

Pressure is growing in the ‘capital of Europe’ for the relaxation of environmental restrictions that are preventing the launch of 4G services.

Helen Goodman MP, the telecoms spokesperson for the UK's opposition Labour party, has clarified her position on the country’s recent spectrum auction, having initially appeared to criticise regulator Ofcom for…

Only a very few countries, such as Switzerland, the UK and the USA, reflect their stated policy goals directly in their spectrum pricing regimes, a white paper published by SBR…

Jamaica and Austria are actively seeking new mobile operators, their regulators said in recently published spectrum auction documents.

The UK's official weather forecaster, the Met Office, has warned that plans to free up spectrum for short-range devices such as smart meters could cause serious interference problems with some…

The Czech Republic's established mobile operators are up in arms over the Czech Telecommunications Office’s new proposed auction rules, which are now out for consultation.

A public hearing held by the regulator Anatel late last month suggested Brazil was moving towards adoption of the 700 MHz APT band plan.

Tests to determine the extent to which 4G mobile services in the 800 MHz band interfere with the UK's digital terrestrial TV (DTT) signals have uncovered fewer problems than expected…

Our lead story this month assesses the potential for a wholesale network to be established in the 700 MHz band in Mexico. Other stories ask why the Czech 4G auction…