The US and Mexico have agreed to share spectrum in the 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz bands along their joint border, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on 8 June. Read more...

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Standards Association has published IEEE 802.11-2012, the latest revision of the 802.11 wireless LAN standard more commonly known as Wi-Fi. Read more...

LTE growth is accelerating around the world in terms of operator commitments and commercial launches as well as subscriber numbers. Verizon and NTT DoCoMo, the largest operators in the US and Japan respectively, are doing particularly well. Read more...

US telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a major public consultation on the circumstances, if any, under which it is appropriate for a public agency to interrupt wireless services and how effective an interruption is likely to be in achieving its aim. Read more...

WRC-12 is off to a quick start, with several agenda items already in the bag, US officials said at a February 2 press briefing. Issues of future allocations for mobile broadband, however, including the 700 MHz “second digital dividend” in African and Arab countries, are still very much alive, they… Read more...

Interest in spectrum sharing is increasing in the US and EU as regulators search for more bandwidth for wireless technologies. But as the European Commission prepares for a 16 December meeting on the subject, documents from a US federal advisory panel and an academic highlight the difficulties of adopting new… Read more...

Broadcasters’ use of UHF is either stifling spectrum efficiency or the key to solving the capacity crunch, according to the various advocates for the future use of the band. Read more...

When Ofcom published its plans for the TV white spaces last week, broadcasters and wireless microphone users saw their worst fears realised and their objections largely ignored. However, they have support from a surprising quarter. Read more...

Spectrum may be “America’s Achilles' heel” in the race for 4G deployment, according to a new report from Deloitte on the technology’s impact on US economic growth and competitiveness. Read more...

Spectrum may be “America’s Achilles' heel” in the race for 4G deployment, according to a new report from Deloitte on the technology’s impact on US economic growth and competitiveness. Read more...