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If the market is perceived as the most efficient way of allocating frequencies is it possible to value the wider public policy initiatives which require spectrum usage? It’s a hotly…

Hong Kong’s regulator has announced the award of a technology specific CDMA2000 licence shortly after the publication of a policy framework which endorsed moves towards liberalisation.

A flexible spectrum management regime to support both liberalisation and new developments like cognitive radio is already working well in Australia argues its creator, Michael Whittaker.

Our theme this month is cognitive radio. After the first 'real world' trials in Ireland we analyse technological progress and the reaction from regulators and the scientific community.

Hong Kong endorses a market based approach to spectrum management but raises eyebrows with the expected announcement of a technology specific mobile licence.

Regulators, mobile operators and airlines from around the world will be watching with great interest a test being launched in Australia by national flag carrier Qantas.

We get a grasp on the ephemeral world of wireless communications through familiar metaphors. New research says this spells trouble for technologies like cognitive radio which don’t fit into existing…

Research commissioned by the UK regulator demonstrates the economic value of the unlicensed approach, says Robert Horvitz of the Open Spectrum Foundation

Regulatory scepticism, opposition from legacy industries and a challenging business case make the whitespace proceedings in the US a crucial test for cognitive radio.

The UK’s regulator’s blueprint for unlicensed frequencies has received a more positive response than previous proposals. However, some campaigners are concerned about the legal basis for regulating this type of…

The world’s first simulation of how dynamic spectrum access technologies might work on a commercial basis is underway in Dublin.

Hundreds of responses from ordinary citizens show how far Ofcom has to go in convincing the public of the benefits of taking a market approach to reallocating released analogue TV…

While the UK agonises about the viability of digital terrestrial without HDTV France has brought in a new law which provides an enviable roadmap for the future.

The International Telecommunications Union has carried out a survey of spectrum management in 189 countries.

Our themes this month are the Commission's call to mandate DVB-H as the European mobile TV technology and a comparision of the approaches to analoge switch-off in the UK and…