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Mobile network operators are quite vocal. They are, on the whole, not shy of telling us what they think about things. They generally speak with one voice—that of the GSMA—and…

Out of Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, there’s little doubt over which company is considered the least sexy. It’s got to be Microsoft, hasn’t it? Feels like it’s been…

PolicyTracker’s longest-running spectrum training course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management is taking place as a hybrid event on 12-16th September. Delegates can participate online or in person at the central London…

As you probably know, Facebook changed its name last year. It was the second of the four OTT players we profile to do so. The group is, of course, now…

Harmonised European spectrum regulation for short range devices (SRDs) -  particularly the release of the 433, 868 and 915 MHz bands - has played a key role in the development…

US President Calvin Coolidge famously said that "the business of America is business". This is certainly the case for spectrum trading. The United States possesses the only significant spectrum market…

The usefulness of auctions is a perennial problem in spectrum management. This question emerged in last week's book launch for The Debates Shaping Spectrum Policy, and in a new country…

What is the point of spectrum policy? Ask two spectrum managers and you will probably receive three answers. In four countries newly profiled by PolicyTracker the answer is clear: 5G.…

There is still time to register for the hybrid launch of our new book, The Debates Shaping Spectrum Policy. It is taking place in central London at 5 pm on…

PolicyTracker is running a full programme of training courses this autumn and they can all be attended either virtually or in person. Whether in real life or online, these are…

As reported this week, India is preparing to hold a mega auction of up to 104,000 MHz of spectrum across its 22 service areas, the equivalent of over 4,700 MHz…

The Cave review of Spectrum Management in the UK was published twenty years ago and provides the theme for the launch of our new book, The Debates Shaping Spectrum Policy.…

It has been impossible for me not to recall my visits to Ukraine during recent months. In all, I made six or seven trips there between 1989 and 2008, all…