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Spectrum liberalisation

WiMAX

Frustration in South Africa at delay in liberalised regulations

Much of the South African telecoms industry is getting impatient with the slow progress towards implementing legislation which will, among other things, introduce technology and service neutral licensing.

MSS

Satellite

First pan-European selection procedure gets underway

The European Commission has invited applications to operate mobile satellite services across the whole EU, the first time a spectrum assignment decision has been made on a pan-European basis.

digital dividend

Public sector

Public sector spectrum

A moral obligation to provide more spectrum for public protection?

European public safety services are pressing for a share of the digital dividend pie. Top on their wish list is harmonised spectrum in the UHF range for data and broadband...

2.6 GHz

Spectrum auctions

UK

United Kingdom

UK 2.6GHz auction further delayed

Regulator Ofcom has announced that they will not be inviting applications for the 2.6 GHz auction until November at the earliest. The delay is due to continuing legal action.

M2M

machine to machine communications

mobile

UK

United Kingdom

Time to make plans for 50 billion new customers

In the coming decades the 3.5 billion cellphone customers who use the radio spectrum will be joined by 50 billion machines communicating with other machines. Are regulators and standards bodies...

European Commission

M2M

EC Decision harmonises band for intelligent transport systems

A new EC decision published this week has harmonised spectrum in the 5875 to 5905M Hz band across the EU for use by Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).

digital dividend

European Commission

European Parliament

Framework Directive

Spectrum auctions

Opinion: The increasing complexity of spectrum choice

The large number of auctions over the next few years mean that tried-and-tested rationales for acquiring new frequencies need to be re-examined, argues Susan Sweet of Mott MacDonald Schema

Broadcasting

digital dividend

Mobile sector welcomes MEPs digital dividend report

The Toia report is a big step forward says GSMA but the task now is to convince member states. Although the report has won the support of the Industry Committee...

Public sector

UK

United Kingdom

US follows UK lead on public spectrum

The US government has unveiled an ambitious strategy for managing federal spectrum that could ultimately include sharing, trading and the payment of user fees. But experts wonder whether it will...

digital dividend

European Commission

European Parliament

Framework Directive

August 2008 printed issue available for download

Our top story this month is the European Parliament’s vote on the review of the Telecoms Directive.

spectrum analysis

spectrum monitoring

Will country-wide spectrum analysis revolutionise the wireless industry?

A new study by Ofcom means the UK regulator should shortly have its first picture of exactly how spectrum is being used in most of the country. This has huge...

Advanced Wireless Service

AWS

Canada

mobile

Keenly contested Canadian AWS auction brings in €2.7 billion

What may be Canada’s most successful spectrum auction from the point of view of both contribution to government coffers and new market entrants came to an end this week.

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