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PolicyTracker interviewed Luis López Jiménez, director of Regulation, Competition and Markets at Three UK, on the operator’s 5G advantage, its spectrum strategy and why a direct allocation would have made more…

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is running a competition to create a spectrum innovation institute for advanced research in spectrum use. One competitor hopes the initiative will raise public…

Speakers at PolicyTracker's recent webinar said that while 5G technology is unlikely to pose health risks, there are gaps in knowledge that must be frankly acknowledged to debunk EMF disinformation.

If you weren't able to join our EMF: getting the message across webinar, then you can watch a recording of it on demand and download the presentations at our webinar…

The 2016-2020 iteration of US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed $47 million fines for holders of Educational Broadband Service (EBS) licences as one of its final acts before…

German regulator BNetzA recently made 26 GHz available for local licensing, which is one of the three main approaches for the band to have emerged so far, according to Qualcomm.…

From the UK’s network sharing deal for rural coverage to France’s 3.5 GHz giveaway, European regulators are seeking alternative ways of maximising mobile coverage. Are they turning their backs on…

Jessica Rosenworcel, appointed acting chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by new US President Joe Biden, has long championed reliable broadband access for all and is expected to focus…

Ofcom has decided to delay the auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6—3.8 GHz bands once again due to the coronavirus pandemic.

ITU-R Study Group 1 has declined to consider a proposal on sharing THz frequencies, but the fight between active and passive advocates goes on.

Repairing the fractured relationship between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is vital to ensuring spectrum efficiency, US advisors and lawmakers say.

Swedish regulator PTS said it had concluded its sale of 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum for €229.3 million (SEK 2.32 billion) after various delays caused by security concerns. 

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked amateur and personal radio service licensees not to use the airwaves to “commit or facilitate criminal acts” in the run-up to the…

US companies have bid $80,916.8 million for abstract spectrum blocks in the 3.7—3.98 GHz band. The gross proceeds, the equivalent of $0.94/MHz/POP, or $247 for every person in the US,…

Local authorities have always played a role in the deployment of mobile technologies, but they have only recently started exploring what they could do as spectrum holders.