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India’s broadband wireless access (BWA) auction of licences to operate in the 2.3 GHz band ended this morning having raised a total of $8.23 billion for government coffers.

EU ministers have backed the drawing up of detailed proposals to overcome spectrum shortages and generate greater economic growth.

Swedish mobile operators anxious to roll out 4G services in the 900 MHz band are being stalled by a lawsuit and an antitrust investigation.

The decision by O2, acting independently of the UK’s other mobile operators, to appeal to the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) in an attempt to get immediate permission to refarm its…

Crunch time may be approaching for administrations following more than a decade of preparations and decisions on enhancing the radio regulatory framework, says ITU Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) Director Valery Timofeev…

South African regulator ICASA sticks to its hybrid auction plan, with several key changes.

A number of countries in the Asia Pacific region are working to harmonise key parameters for a different, and larger, digital dividend band to the 790-862 MHz earmarked for non-broadcast…

What is believed to be the world’s first spectrum auction conducted through an online auction house has been proclaimed a success by regulator Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT).

It's twenty five years since the FCC approved the regulation which kickstarted the mass market use of unlicensed spectrum.

The consensus amongst spectrum consultants is that the recent spate of auctions in Europe have mainly resulted in good results for operators, disappointing revenues for governments and, possibly, few benefits…

After a ten year investigation the Interphone study has found no conclusive evidence that mobile phone use causes brain cancer. New research will continue this work but will take another…

Denmark’s auction of 2.6 GHz spectrum came to an end today with four bidders paying a combined €136 million for 2 x 70 MHz of paired FDD spectrum and 45…

Canada’s reluctance to embrace spectrum reform is restricting supply and pushing up prices, Martin Cave and Adrian Foster argue. The Canadian government says it is moving toward a more market-oriented…

At least four frequency bands have been suggested for detailed study in preparation for a 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) agenda item that will consider spectrum requirements and possible regulatory…

Germany’s super auction featuring four different spectrum bands has fizzled out after more than a month of incremental bidding. The final takings of €4.4 bn were half of the predicted…