There should be enough spectrum to accommodate the ambitions of both TV companies and telecoms operators when France’s digital switchover is complete, according to the country’s digital dividend commission. Read more...

Companies can see which bands are available for trading and who currently holds the licences using websites developed by the French communications regulator, ARCEP. Read more...

AirFrance is using the OnAir system to test the use of mobile data services on flights to Poland. A voice trial is due to start shortly. Read more...

The second half of the French regulators research on using the freed-up analogue TV frequencies has shown that most market players - except broadcasters - want the bands used for mobile Read more...

Telecoms operators need 150MHz of spectrum says report commissioned by regulator Read more...

Use of freed-up analogue TV frequencies should be determined not by market forces but by the political process says influential report by French senator. Read more...

France's mobile operators will be able to reuse the GSM bands for third generation services as early as next year under an arrangement which also covers access to the bands for the winner of a new 3G licence. Read more...

Europe is taking an important step towards spectrum liberalisation with Germany and France announcing that they will gradually introduce the ability to independently trade spectrum licences. Read more...

It is technically possible to use the GSM bands for 3G says the European regulators organisation, CEPT, but so far only France has agreed to do this and a consistent EU approach seems unlikely. Read more...

A compromise proposal which would have allowed WiMAX and other services in a section of the 2.5-2.69 GHz band currently reserved for IMT-2000 technologies has failed to gain sufficient support. Read more...