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Who should we use to publicise messages about EMF? Scientists, engineers or... comedians? Scientists at the World Health Organisation tell us that mobile phones carry no known health risk as…

Changes in the new iteration of the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database were dominated by auctions in the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands. These bands are becoming core 5G bands. The last…

The FCC's ongoing auction of the 3.7 - 3.98 GHz band, which has raised $78.5 billion and counting, appears to confirm mid-bands' value for the mobile industry. So what next…

As Unmanned Aircraft Systems grow in capabilities and popularity, it is inevitable that their control will have to be integrated into Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems. The problem is that…

A lot of spectrum will be needed to make the promise of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) a reality. In the search for bandwidth, UAS advocates are looking beyond the aviation…

There is no evidence that electromagnetic field radiation is a health risk if international safety standards are followed, but this hasn't stopped an explosion of conspiracy theories and scare stories…

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are going to need spectrum for many different functions. Some of these functions will be critical for their safe use, so there is a need for…

Like 5G, the promise of Unmanned Aerial Systems is seemingly endless. They can help fire fighters survey burning buildings, enable precision agriculture, and can even make e-commerce deliveries. Of course,…

PolicyTracker’s longest-running course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, boasts some of the leading thinkers in the field and the early bird price is available if you book by Thursday this week.…

Many think of cold, snow-covered Finland and warm, sunny Italy as very different countries. Perhaps it is not surprising that their spectrum auctions have produced very different outcomes. Over the…

One of the evergreen topics of radio spectrum management is the extent to which the ITU-R is relevant to radio spectrum management. FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly, for example, would waste…

A preview of presentations from our signature course, now available in hybrid format

PolicyTracker’s longest-running course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, boasts some of the leading thinkers in the field and you can get a flavour of the content in our new video. It…

The frontiers of useful and valuable spectrum, we are told, are constantly moving upwards. A visitor from 2010, for example, might be shocked by Thai mobile operators paying $375 million…

After a COVID-19 hiatus, regulators have resumed the business of awarding spectrum. Our newly updated PolicyTracker Spectrum Database (PSD) now takes into account key 5G awards in a further 10…