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Portugal’s consultation on the reuse of the analogue TV frequencies has demonstrated considerable support for following Spain and adopting the mobile-friendly approach proposed by the European Commission.

Although Europe’s big economies are supporting the harmonisation of the 800 MHz band due to be proposed in a Commission Communication this autumn there is still significant opposition from broadcasters…

Plans by the Obama Administration to levy new spectrum licence user fees appear to be headed nowhere, observers say.

The vibrant UK mobile industry leaves a heavy carbon footprint, an Ofcom-commissioned report on the environmental impact of communications systems found. Separate mobile networks and handset subsidies are being recognized…

A new technology for spectrum monitoring, profiled in Policy Tracker a year ago, is rapidly moving into the mainstream following a year-long spectrum mapping contract on behalf of UK regulator,…

The introduction of national WiMAX networks in Nigeria has been put on hold again after the government ordered telecoms regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to withdraw the three 2.3GHz…

Current proposals to refarm GSM spectrum and auction the digital dividend and 2.6GHz bands cannot come into force for at least a year because of the procedures required of both…

Ofcom has backtracked on a plan to set administrative incentive pricing for maritime and aeronautical radar spectrum licences, saying the government should decide how to maximise use of the bands.

France Telecom is challenging the terms of a proposed new 3G license, accusing the French Government of providing “state aid” to whoever wins the tender.

SpecEx, the US website for buying and selling spectrum, has achieved a liberaliser’s dream by negotiating with the FCC to allow unused paging spectrum to be re-farmed for land mobile…

Several key tenets of spectrum policy need to be re-examined to take account of environmental impacts, writes James Page. Network sharing, ending handset subsidies and increasing use of femtocells could…

On the agenda are issues relating to WiMAX, white spaces, satellite networks and propagation. It has been confirmed that the next WRC will be held in January 2012 and a…

The WiMAX community is concerned that the UK’s commitment to releasing spectrum quickly and without preference for technology is under threat. The Spectrum Broker's report is being criticised as too…

The economic benefits to mobile operators from using refarmed 900Mhz GSM spectrum to roll out 3G services has been quantified by case studies conducted by two operators who were first…

The recent flood of reports, consultations, decisions and directives on the future of UK sub-3GHz spectrum appears to have done little to get bands to market in a timely fashion.