by Michael Newlands
US telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has signed agreements with regulators in neighbouring Canada and Mexico to share commercial 700 MHz wireless broadband spectrum in border areas. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The US Federal Communications Commission has freed up around 650 MHz for wireless backhaul, and is considering how to make microwave communications more flexible and cost-effective. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US priorities for WRC-12 are mobile broadband, unmanned aircraft systems, space research and wireless avionics services, key officials said at a recent press briefing. But with extensive bilateral talks still ongoing on many of the 33 agenda items, they refused to speculate on what the final US negotiating strategy will… Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
A report from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) casts doubt on some of the projections of mobile data growth that have been used to fuel claims of a “spectrum crisis” - just as the UMTS Forum predicts that voice and data traffic on mobile networks will grow more than… Read more...
by Michael Newlands
In our second article on new technologies being developed to take advantage of the broadcast white space spectrum, we look at US-based cognitive radio pioneer xG Technology, which is aiming to use unlicensed spectrum to compete with mobile operators. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The Obama administration and the mobile industry are fiercely lobbying Congress to authorise spectrum incentive auctions. Broadcasters, meanwhile, have accused the government of buying into overhyped fears of a “spectrum crisis” in rushing to reallocate TV frequencies. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
In the second part of our feature on spectrum for LTE, we focus on mobile operators' strategies in the US, Japan and China. We also assess the challenges they will face as the technology develops. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US utilities are starting to show interest in using spectrum from legacy paging licences for smart grids. According to Full Spectrum chief executive Stewart Kantor, their European counterparts would do well to follow. Read more...
by Michael Newlands
In the first of a three part special report on machine to machine (M2M) communications we examine how the agenda is being driven by environmental and energy conservation issues. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Some argue there is a greater need than ever before for exclusivity in the form of liberal licences, while others say the focus must be on new models for spectrum access. Read more...