Can spectrum pricing and trading co-exist?

There have been moves towards greater reliance on market mechanisms for spectrum management – auctions, trading, private band management and leasing – in North America, the EU and a number of other countries. Alongside these developments, regulators have applied administratively determined spectrum prices with the aims of recovering administrative costs and promoting spectrum efficiency through[…]

Public safety spectrum requirements

The study addressed the likely spectrum requirements for public safety (PPDR) spectrum requirements in Europe for the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.   The functional requirements of European government agencies with PPDR responsibilities were reviewed by conducting extensive stakeholder interviews.  Quantitative modelling was then performed to translate and further refine these requirements  into detailed[…]

Telemetry spectrum options

McLaren were interested in identifying alternative spectrum options to their current telemetry solution for F1 racing which would support significantly more monitoring etc. of the cars.  The study investigated and advised on potential availability of spectrum bands suitable for supporting mobile telemetry operations required at all the Grand Prix racing circuits.  A wide range of[…]