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As well as giving a solid grounding in the technical, economic and legal issues, this April our signature course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, takes a deeper look at spectrum auctions.…

When the world's regulators met in Egypt last year to discuss the agenda for WRC-23, it was widely thought that there will be a discussion of potential IMT identifications in…

The most high-profile agenda item at WRC-19 was undoubtedly the identification of mmWave bands for IMT. While vendors had different emphases, there was in general broad support in the mobile…

The statistics would suggest so. A new report from the European Commission’s 5G Observatory says that Italy is the only country in the 27-member European Union that has assigned spectrum…

The satellite industry's worst fears did not materialise at WRC-19 and it declared itself pleased with the result. Existing services gained some protection against 5G in 26 GHz and 40…

The World Radiocommunication Conference, the conference that amends the international treaty on spectrum policy, is probably the most important regular event in spectrum policy. WRC-19, which concluded at the end…

Five countries assigned a total of 748 MHz of new spectrum for nationwide mobile broadband services in Q4 2019. This included the world’s first auction for the 4.9 GHz band.…

Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, being held in Central London from 20-23 April, is the perfect opportunity to step back and assess the wider issues affecting the field, including: Has spectrum…

Telecoms renationalisation has skulked back to the political margins in the UK after the Labour party suffered its worst electoral defeat since 1935.

What were the key events which shaped spectrum management over the past ten years? We asked PolicyTracker staff and they gave a wide range of answers, including the growth of spectrum…

Firstly, a happy Christmas to you all and I hope you get at least a small break from work over the next few days. The PolicyTracker office will be closed…

Although not necessarily as lucrative as some previous mobile generations, 4G has successfully put the smartphone into the center of everyday life in the industrialised world. Watches, torches, taxis, cameras…

The mobile industry often congratulates itself for creating a unified standard for 5G that is defined by 3GPP. This drives economies of scale and avoids the technology fragmentation that undermined…

Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, being held in Central London from 20-23 April, is an ideal opportunity to examine the latest policy and technical questions. For newcomers to the field it…