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Have you ever wondered what comes after a trillion? Or how many zeros there are in a nonillion? From crime statistics to the cost of 5G, we don't seem able to…

Our country Research Notes have been updated and now include population density maps. Population density is a crucial factor for most wireless services: it determines how many people can receive them and…

To allow more time to take advantage of the £250 discount, the early bird deadline for our London Understanding Modern Spectrum Management  course has been extended until Wednesday 6 March. The…

Millimetre wave spectrum not only promises to deliver faster speeds, greater bandwidth and lower latency, but its restricted propagation means it may come with a whole new range of licensing models.…

With less than a month until MWC Barcelona kicks off, the hype surrounding 5G is reaching unprecedented levels - even by wireless industry standards. More and more telecoms companies are…

As the first 5G auctions usher in a new era our London training course is an ideal opportunity to examine the underlying policy and technical questions. Understanding Modern Spectrum Management…

Last week we reported that Switzerland was going to switch off free-to-air digital terrestrial television (DTT). But what is the country's regulator going to do with all that UHF spectrum?…

For many years economists told us that sunk costs - such as the amount you pay in a spectrum auction - do not influence consumer prices. But opinions are starting…

Spectrum availability is a key factor among countries wishing to "win" the race to 5G. All of the major economies are planning spectrum awards, and the choice of band and…

    Dear colleague, It's Christmas here in the UK, when many of us will be relaxing, eating too much and watching lots of TV. It's also a time for…

As another year draws to a close, we thought we'd look back at some of 2018's most significant spectrum news. Future historians of 5G are likely to think of 2018 as…

Our vendor profiles have been fully updated for 2019. The analysis, based on extensive interviews, reveal a unified understanding of the bands that will be used for early 5G deployments…

Although spectrum policy involves many stakeholders, ultimately it is mobile operators who are serving the mass markets and have to ensure their 5G business model works. Operators in Europe have…

For the past three years we have published the leading resource for sector professionals seeking to understand future directions in 4G and 5G spectrum. The new edition has been updated…

An O2 network failure in the UK has shown how mobile underpins vital infrastructure but is Huawei the right target for our national security fears? Even the EU is now…