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Tier one mobile operators in the Middle East and Africa have significant advantages over their counterparts in Europe and North America when it comes to rolling out next-generation LTE networks,…

Inmarsat and other mobile satellite interests are pressing for more spectrum to meet rising demand for ubiquitous broadband and other areas including disaster relief and logistical services.

Bahrain looks likely to have the Middle East and North Africa region’s first fourth-generation LTE network following the announcement that Zain Bahrain is rolling out a future-proof, flat-architecture IP-based network.

A draft of this non-binding measure seen by PolicyTracker follows similar lines to this summer’s consultation. It calls for the harmonized use of the 790-862 MHz sub-band for non-broadcasting services…

UK regulator says digital switchover, access to public sector resources and increased efficiency will provide enough spectrum to meet demands at the London Olympic Games in 2012.

The European regulators organisation, CEPT, is celebrating its fiftieth birthday by streamlining its organisation but does this need to extend to multi-agency regulatory structures? What would a little green man…

It’s finally official and legal: 900 MHz spectrum in Europe can now be used for services other than 2G GSM following publication in the EU’s official journal of measures to…

Trading for the mobile bands, with spectrum caps to ensure competition and nationwide roll-out requirements for mobile broadband look set to be the key features of the UK’s approach to…

The British government today launched a consultation on how to make the best use of what it calls “digital spectrum” following the publication of a final set of proposals drawn…

The meteorological community is warning that plans to identify bands for in-car radar, mobile satellite service, unmanned aircraft and electronic newsgathering could cause interference to scientific services

The German regulator is being accused of favouring incumbents after the announcement of its plans to sell off former analogue TV frequencies.

The US regulator has given itself four months to come up with new proposals for D-block, the spectrum which failed to sell at last year's 700MHz auction. The FCC still…

The current head of the French frequency agency is to be a candidate for ITU's top job in spectrum management.

Should we welcome European regulators’ historic shift to talk about authorisations rather than licences? It may have benefits in Europe, argues Robert Horvitz, but the advantages elsewhere are questionable.

New Zealand has finally got a third mobile operator but the company has launched a scathing attack on national spectrum policy.