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Former NTIA chief calls for institutional reform

The former head of the US government spectrum body NTIA has told the Americas Spectrum Management Conference that “we need to take a hard look at how spectrum is divvied…

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Apple bets on private 5G

Apple’s newly-launched phones have put the spotlight on 5G verticals, with handsets supporting various local private 5G bands such as the UK's 3.8—4.2 GHz and Japan’s 4.6—4.9 GHz.

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Is it time for spectrum privatization?

Thirty-one years ago, New Zealand decided to privatise radio spectrum. The reforms this entailed, especially the use of auctions to assign spectrum rights, have revolutionised spectrum management around the world.…

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US to allow commercial use of 4.9 GHz band

The key officials at the US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have voted along party lines to allow non-public safety organisations to use the 4940—4990 MHz band.

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UK regulator frees up terahertz spectrum

Ofcom has unveiled plans to open up access to frequencies in the 100—200 GHz range for terrestrial use, but will not introduce a licence-exempt framework as previously proposed.