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digital dividend

Can you put a social value on spectrum?

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...

Asia

CDMA2000

Hong Kong

mobile

CDMA2000 gets special treatment in Hong Kong

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.

australia

flexibility

Whittaker

Opinion: spectrum trading – the framework exists

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.

Cognitive Radio

commons

digital dividend

Hong Kong

unlicensed

May printed issue available for download

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.

Asia

Hong Kong

PCCW

Hong Kong backs spectrum trading but rejects full liberalisation

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

aircraft

avaiation

mobile

planes

Australia leads the way with first cellphones on aircraft trial

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.

Cognitive Radio

commons

unlicensed

Cognitive radio: we’re entering new territory…metaphorically speaking

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...

Ofcom

unlicensed

Opinion: licence exempt studies hold global lessons

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

Cognitive Radio

dyspan

IEEE

Public sector spectrum

Cognitive radio: momentum grows but blockages remain

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

commons

Ofcom

unlicensed

Critics applaud Ofcom’s proposals for licence-exempt spectrum

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...

Cognitive Radio

Public sector spectrum

smart radio

software defined radio

First ‘real world’ smart radio trials being held in Ireland

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

Broadcasting

Digital Dividend Review

Ofcom

UK

United Kingdom

Public up in arms over UK Digital Dividend proposals

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...

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