European regulators sign up for new spectrum monitoring system

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

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/european-regulators-sign-up-for-new-spectrum-monitoring-system

Nigerian government withdraws 2.3Ghz licenses

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 licenses it had awarded and start a new tendering process. 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/nigerian-government-withdraws-2.3ghz-licenses

Opinion: no quick solution to UK’s mobile spectrum dilemma

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 government and regulator, writes Colin Long 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/opinion-no-quick-solution-to-uk2019s-mobile-spectrum-impasse

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UK regulator hands key liberalisation decision back to government

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.

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/uk-regulator-hands-key-liberalisation-decision-back-to-government

France’s fourth 3G license may face further delays

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. 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/france2019s-fourth-3g-license-may-face-further-delays

New online marketplace brings vacant spectrum into use

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 re-licensed for land mobile radio services. 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/new-online-marketplace-brings-vacant-spectrum-into-use

Opinion: environment report points to a long road ahead

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 all cut down carbon emissions, he argues. 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/opinion-environment-report-points-to-a-long-road-ahead

ITU due to make major decisions in the autumn

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 candidate has emerged to take over as head of the Radiocommunication Bureau. 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/itu-due-to-make-major-decisions-in-the-autumn

Have the principles of UK spectrum policy been forgotten?

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 LTE-focussed and there is no fixed date for the 2.6GHz auction, even though WiMAX operators have equipment ready to deploy. 

 

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https://www.policytracker.com/headlines/have-the-principles-of-uk-spectrum-policy-been-forgotten