The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a 60-page discussion paper on its initial plans for allocating the digital dividend following the switch from analogue to digital broadcasting. Read more...

The Australian government is to release 126 MHz of analogue broadcasting spectrum as a digital dividend, which is 54 MHz more than harmonised EU proposals and 22 MHz more than neighbouring Asia Pacific countries. Read more...

Unprecedented growth in mobile broadband demand will result in huge productivity benefits provided new spectrum is released in a timely fashion, Australian Minister for Broadband, Digital Communications and the Economy Stephen Conroy told Parliament today. Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has just completed its first consultation governed by a new set of Principles for Spectrum Management which will determine the country’s spectrum policies in the years ahead. Read more...

Australian government spectrum use could be more transparent and more efficient says an independent review which also recommends increased use of market mechanisms and more sharing. Read more...

A flexible spectrum management regime to support both liberalisation and new developments like cognitive radio is already working well in Australia argues its creator, Michael Whittaker. Read more...

Regulators, mobile operators and airlines from around the world will be watching with great interest a test being launched in Australia by national flag carrier Qantas. Read more...

An independent audit of government spectrum holdings is considering ways of releasing frequencies for commercial and other uses. Incentive charging mechanisms for government agencies is one possibility. Read more...

Flexible access to the radio spectrum requires all interference benchmarks to be pre-defined, argues a new book. Countries relying on self-regulation will place an unfair burden on industry says its author, Michael Whittaker. Read more...

Ofcom is bullish about the success of spectrum trading even though the scheme has been in place for for nearly a year without a completed ‘pure spectrum’ transaction. Read more...