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The world’s first simulation of how dynamic spectrum access technologies might work on a commercial basis is underway in Dublin.

Hundreds of responses from ordinary citizens show how far Ofcom has to go in convincing the public of the benefits of taking a market approach to reallocating released analogue TV…

While the UK agonises about the viability of digital terrestrial without HDTV France has brought in a new law which provides an enviable roadmap for the future.

The International Telecommunications Union has carried out a survey of spectrum management in 189 countries.

Our themes this month are the Commission's call to mandate DVB-H as the European mobile TV technology and a comparision of the approaches to analoge switch-off in the UK and…

Some countries are concerned that a split over the chairmanship may hinder attempts to build consensus at the World Radio Conference.

UK regulator Ofcom has received an extraordinarily large number of submissions to its consultation on what to do with the frequencies released by the switch to digital TV.

Ofcom has denied the European Commission’s claim that it is allowing mobile operators to pass on excessive spectrum licence costs to the consumer.

Enhancing the flexible use of spectrum will be high on the agenda this summer when stakeholders will be asked to assess the effectiveness of EU regulation of wireless equipment.

How strong are the arguments for making DVB-H the European mobile TV standard? PolicyTracker investigates.

Rarely has there been such a negative reaction to a policy initiative from the European Commission. Most regard it as unworkable and unhelpful.

HDTV is the future say UK broadcasters, but they can’t afford to buy the spectrum to put it on the terrestrial platform. Is this pre-auction posturing or a looming crisis?

The industry waits for competitors’ reactions as European Commission gives ringing endorsement of DVB-H mobile TV standard.

Auctioning the UK’s freed-up analogue TV spectrum on a technology neutral basis could cost hundreds of millions of pounds in re-engineering fees.

The armed forces are often criticised for over-use of the airwaves, but could a technology emerging from the military sphere transform current perceptions of spectrum scarcity?