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UK starts digital switchover, Sweden completes it

This week has seen the UK switch off a single analogue channel in a town of 25,000 people while Sweden has ceased analogue transmissions entirely with few complaints from the…

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Breaking news: WiMAX admitted into IMT-2000 family

The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-07) meeting in Geneva agreed about an hour ago to include WiMAX in the IMT-2000 family, which includes the dominant 3G technologies, UMTS and CDMA-2000.

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Hostile reactions to single European regulator plan

Only one stakeholder has so far supported the European Commission’s proposal for a regional regulator. For many an extra layer of bureaucracy would undermine existing good practice, for others it…

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Consensus on WiMAX still possible says ITU official

Despite the difficulties global agreement on admitting WiMAX into the IMT-2000 standards family is still achievable, according to an ITU official. And even if it is rejected there are still…

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Gloves come off in US whitespace row

Microsoft says its whitespace prototype does work and poor FCC test results were caused by a faulty device. Broadcasters cry foul and respond with TV ads warning that whitespace devices…

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