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Thai regulator the NBTC has gained the backing of the country's ICT ministry in its ongoing campaign to release spectrum for LTE.

Three Maori groups have claimed New Zealand's government has no right to sell spectrum.

The idea of using databases to manage spectrum access by TV white space devices (WSDs) has firmly taken root over the past two to three years. It's widely seen as…

At one hundred times the frequency of "beachfront" sub-1 GHz spectrum and unable to pass through walls, the terahertz range of spectrum has so far been out of the question…

In the search for more spectrum for wireless broadband services, some European mobile operators have focused on the as-yet-unused 2.1 GHz mobile satellite spectrum (MSS) band. Regulators have so far…

The UK regulator has decided against levying a market-value spectrum usage fee on UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasters until about 2020.

This month we report on the European Commission's leaked plans to increase harmonisation of EU spectrum policy and on its desire for member states to enable mobile operators to accelerate…

German plans to auction 700 MHz spectrum as part of a second digital dividend “completely neglect” the interests of the programme-making and special events (PMSE) community, according to Dré Klaassen,…

The PolicyTracker survey shows overwhelming support for moving TV out of the 700 MHz band, but also recognition that viewers will need a reason to buy new equipment.

The government's move could help to boost the growth of TD-LTE technology, but this growth may be restricted to China.

Ofcom has decided that newly released spectrum in the 870-876 MHz and 915-921 MHz bands should be made available for licence exempt use.

Bulgaria’s Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has announced plans to carry out an auction of spectrum in the 2.6 GHz band.

European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has accused national governments of creating inconsistent and expensive spectrum policy.

The European Commission has "reluctantly" granted extensions to nine EU member states who wanted more time to assign spectrum in the 800 MHz band.

Ofcom has decided to award part of the 600 MHz band for terrestrial HDTV, but this is only guaranteed for the next five years.