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Podcast team tackles recent policy debates. Read more...
by Richard Haas
China, Taiwan and the European Union are all looking to launch global satellite systems to compete with Starlink and bolster their national security. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Costa Rica's newly elected president Rodrigo Chaves is facing pressure from mobile operators to take valuable mid-band spectrum back from the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) Group. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Unilateral UK recognition of EU regulations and conformity assessments would cut red tape and be good for British consumers, according to a new report. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The mobile industry association has issued a fresh warning over countries backing unlicensed use in the entire 6 GHz band, saying that the future of 5G will be “at risk” if governments fail to reserve enough mid-band frequencies for mobile services. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The US regulator has reaffirmed that SNR Wireless LicenseCo and Northstar Wireless are controlled by Dish Network and were therefore ineligible for small company bidding credits in the 2015 AWS-3 spectrum auction. However, further legal challenges are likely. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Spectrum is critical to rolling out 6G networks, but technical and regulatory questions on the use of the THz bands are yet to be resolved, speakers said at a 29 July PolicyTracker webinar on 6G. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Indian regulator Trai’s refusal to reconsider the starting prices for the upcoming major auction of 4G and 5G spectrum has left the country's government considering a number of options for how to proceed. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Department of Commerce has issued 13 spectrum policy recommendations that are designed to boost the growth of the US space commerce economy. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The mobile industry association says legislators are not keeping up with the spectrum requirements of mobile network operators (MNOs). It claims that with less than a year to go to the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), this means the future of 5G could be in doubt. Read more...
by Toby Youell
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) agenda items 7, 9.1 and 9.2 always concern recurring issues that regularly require amendments to the Radio Regulations. The increased use of these items is now attracting the attention of policymakers as they start to consider potential agenda items for WRC-23 and beyond as part of… Read more...
by Toby Youell
This note looks at agenda items contained under Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) report, focussing on additional spectrum for the control and tracking of satellites; protecting data uplinks from ocean buoys and weather stations; accommodating the new Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems; and making an amateur… Read more...