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Dynamic spectrum access

whitespace

Cognitive radio gets headstart in Europe

With Europe's regulators close to making a recommendation on cognitive radio Ofcom has adopted the US approach of allowing the technology to be used in the TV bands provided it...

WAPECS

EEC meeting approves WAPECS report for consultation

European regulators agree a draft framework for technology neutral licensing in GSM frequencies; 2.6GHz “3G expansion band” and in the TV frequencies.

climate

global warming

NASA

Satellite

space-based sensing systems

New efforts to safeguard space services used to predict disasters

With the next World Radio Conference due to examine whether the growth of short range devices could cause interference scientists are rallying regulators for better protection of the space-based sensing...

climate

global warming

Satellite

space-based sensing systems

Grant to improve Europe’s flow of satellite earth-observation data

On 18 December the the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) announced a €48M grant to ensure the effective supply of the earth observation data collected from space.

European Commission

European Parliament

GSM re-farming

mobile

Repeal of GSM directive delayed

The agreement between EU member states to allow 900MHz and 1800MHz to be used for technologies other than 2G has not been passed into law as expected because of procedural...

European Commission

mobile

mobile TV

Ofcom

Mobile TV advances despite lack of consumer interest

The European Commission and many others are convinced that mobile TV is a major opportunity for the region but new research suggests a challenging business model.

Broadcasting

digital dividend

European Commission

Ofcom

whitespace

Ofcom sticks to market principles but throws in a few surprises

The Digital Dividend Review concludes that released frequencies should be auctioned but makes an exception for wireless mics. There is unexpected support for cognitive radio and local TV but the...

broadcast

mobile

WRC-07

WRC-11

Joint task group created to investigate sharing broadcasting and mobile services

The preparatory meeting for WRC-2011 has set up a special body to study broadcast/mobile band sharing . Engineers will also be examining the possibility of interference from large numbers short...

Council of Ministers

DVB-H

European Commission

mobile

mobile TV

Council of Ministers: one meeting but two different stories

InfoSoc Commissioner Viviane Reding says the Council of Ministers has backed her pro-DVB-H strategy for mobile TV; the ministers themselves say they want technology neutrality.

European Commission

framework review

single European regulator

Can the Framework Review proposals be approved in time?

Ministers say the Commission's plans will need to be debated throughout the next two Presidencies, making it a very tight timetable to achieve agreement before the 2009 European elections.

digital dividend

European Commission

framework review

WRC-07

December 2007 printed issue available for download

We have two top stories this month: the results of WRC-07 and an analysis of the European Commission's Framework Review Package

Broadcasting

digital dividend

European Commission

Commission proposes mandatory harmonisation of part of digital dividend

Brussels urges member states to split up released analogue TV frequencies into three sub bands and relocate broadcasters operating in the upper bands.

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