A UK fixed broadband provider says it has been working on offering an LTE service in the DECT guard band since early 2013. Read more...

A new report from the UK Spectrum Policy Forum calls for a series of measures to promote the use of licence-exempt spectrum. Read more...

As the next generation of mobile telephony arrives, regulators will have to decide how to enable the development of 5G mobile networks that could require channels as wide as 1 GHz, and at frequencies above 6 GHz that have incumbent users. Read more...

The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN), a global group of major telecoms providers and “co-operation partners” such as 5GPPP, the GSMA and ETSI, plans to push for more spectrum allocation as part of its 5G work programme. Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom has released an update of its plans to auction 190 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz band. Read more...

Chipset designer Qualcomm has told PolicyTracker it will trade its L-band holding (1452–1492 MHz) following EU-level harmonisation of the band for supplemental downlink (SDL) and UK regulator Ofcom's decision to vary Qualcomm's licence to allow the band to be used for SDL. Read more...

Ofcom intends to have a licence-exempt regime for use of TV white spaces (TVWS) by December, according to Claire Mack, regulatory affairs manager for spectrum, telecoms and post in Scotland. Read more...

The UK Home Office's controversial project to replace its TETRA network with an LTE system hosted by a public mobile operator could now be continued after the Conservative Party won a surprise majority in the UK general election. Read more...

Using fixed links for high frequency trading (HFT) in stock markets is an emerging use of spectrum, but there are claims that companies are buying up licences and leaving them unused to force up prices for competitors. Read more...

Ofcom is not planning to target the satellite industry's core bands or WiGig frequencies for IMT-2020 identification at WRC-19. Read more...