by Kane Mumford
As the European Council debates the Electronic Communications Code (ECC) today, a Commission-sponsored study recommends coordinated timing of awards but says member states should have autonomy over many aspects of auction design. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Here at Policytracker we were mildly annoyed when Europe’s regulators in the RSPG decided to identify 26 GHz as a 5G “pioneer band” along with 3.5 GHz and 700 MHz. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Google wants this to be a global initiative but it may need to team up with local operators if it is ever to get off the ground. Read more...
by Toby Youell
A UK company that provides core technology for 60 GHz backhaul solutions for small cells has told PolicyTracker that legislation is making their solutions much more expensive to implement in Europe than in the US. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will act to protect low-power TV (LPTV) stations in the 2015 spectrum incentive auction, according to the head of its media bureau William Lake. Read more...
by Toby Youell
China's three incumbents can now use TD-LTE on their networks. Read more...
by Martin Sims
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Orange, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Arqiva all urged regulators to end any opposition to network sharing. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
There is “broad support” for US positions at WRC-12 but a lot of deal-making remains to be done, key officials said at a press briefing held last week. Mobile broadband, unmanned aircraft systems and international satellite regulations are still top priorities. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Ofcom’s announcement that the UK’s 4G auction is to be pushed back at least another six months to allow for further consultation is just the latest in a long series of delays to a process that began five years ago. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
Ofcom’s announcement that the UK’s 4G auction is to be pushed back at least another six months to allow for further consultation is just the latest in a long series of delays to a process that began five years ago. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
UK communications minister Ed Vaizey and Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards have appeared before a parliamentary select committee investigating spectrum. The minister denied that his portfolio was too broad and both defended plans for upcoming auctions. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
UK communications minister Ed Vaizey and Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards have appeared before a parliamentary select committee investigating spectrum. The minister denied that his portfolio was too broad and both defended plans for upcoming auctions. Read more...