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Fixed satellite service operators occupying the bands being considered for the use of IMT-2000 systems look set to dig in their heels, but are they fighting a losing battle?

Demand for wireless services in South Africa is forcing policymakers to rethink the way radio spectrum is allocated but strong government intervention is likely to continue until the market is…

Nearly $800 million has been put on the table in just the first round of bidding for eagerly awaited prime mobile spectrum. The auction is expected to last months with…

The Chinese authorities have agreed not to make WAPI a mandatory market access requirement for the time being but that is not to say that the country’s industrial policy is…

Mobile satellite service (MSS) operators could have their hands on prime spectrum by September providing agreement can be reached on what constitutes 'objective justification' for exclusive use.

Our printed edition this month focuses on the European Commission’s proposals for making spectrum liberalisation part of the EU Regulatory Framework. Their approach seems radical but masks fundamental differences between…

Today the UK communications regulator Ofcom acknowledged that more work is needed on the question of Spectrum Usage Rights. Is there anything Europe can learn from the recent furore over…

Liberalising the IMT-2000 expansion band will fragment the 3G market says the GSMA. No, says Brussels and the WiMAX lobby – UMTS is big enough to look after itself. Here…

Plenty of energy has been expended in recent months investigating the possibilities for licence-exempt spectrum. While studies in Europe reveal that there is no significant demand for it, does it…

Tardy decision making processes are delaying the arrival of UWB products on Europe’s shores. However, with the success of low power transmitters like iTrip perhaps regulators will eventually have to…

It has taken over a year but UK super-regulator Ofcom has decided that bar a few changes to the draft text, the award of the bands 412-414 MHz paired with…

With plans for a digital world in motion post RRC-06, European regulators must now consider licensing procedures that maximise any “digital dividend”. Here two lawyers tell us about Norway’s flexible…

Last week Viviane Reding defied the recommendation made in European Commission’s own impact assessment relating to the review of EU telecoms rules by publicly calling for a pan-EU spectrum agency.…

In a bid to fuel competition, Norway’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has invited interested parties to bid for its fourth 3G licence.

Norway’s protracted debate over the building of a DTT network is over but concerns remain over the Culture Ministry’s role in granting the concession to a consortium part-owned by NRK,…