by Toby Youell
An award-winning paper suggests a new market-based solution to spectrum policy: bounty hunters Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
A patent granted to the wireless communication technology company by the US Patent and Trademark Office in July would "liberate spectrum from the grip of the cartel and return it to the common law private property right it should always have been," says one of its co-inventors. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Emerging technologies with varying resource demands need spectrum rules that are flexible but ensure coexistence without harmful interference, an academic paper says. Instead of centralised spectrum management, could "polycentric governance" (or "spectrum anarchy") be more effective in some cases? Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
A report from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provides an update on US spectrum repurposing actions to date, along with ongoing activities examining spectrum reallocation and band sharing opportunities for commercial wireless services. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
While WRC-19 looks to identify potential spectrum for shared land mobile and fixed services in the 275-450 GHz range, the mmWave industry has criticised US spectrum administrators for failing to give shared access to bands above 95 GHz for commercial use. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The US Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) could be a "great candidate" for the first use of blockchain technology for spectrum sharing, according to Nokia's Seppo Yrjölä. Interest in the use of blockchain for spectrum management is growing, but problems such as regulation, costs and the lack of business models… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a request for an ultra-wideband positive train control system while in Europe, CEPT is studying spectrum requirements and candidate bands to replace the current train connectivity system. Read more...
by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adopting several spectrum-related measures to help ensure US leadership in the growing space industry. Read more...
by Richard Handford
New Zealand’s government wants the occupants of 3.5 GHz to vacate the band and is considering sharing auction proceeds with them as compensation. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The auction versus beauty contest debate is alive and well in the mobile industry as it heads towards 5G contests. Read more...