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23 February 2016
Article

E-band spectrum offers strong prospects for new wireless services, and effective regulation can unlock innovative uses

Frequencies in the millimetre-wave portion of the radio spectrum above 60GHz offer favourable properties for providing high-capacity wireless links. T...

Janette Stewart

19 October 2015
Article

Decommissioning 2G and 3G will force operators to share networks at a national scale

4G take-up across Europe has been impressive, and is starting to make 2G and 3G networks look obsolete. But with a stubborn rump of subscribers, and a...

Charles Murray

29 June 2015
Article

How Internet exchange points (IXPs) drive growth of the Internet ecosystem in the Middle East: the case of UAE-IX

In the Middle East, UAE-IX provides a good case study on the impact that an Internet exchange point (IXP) can have on a region. This article examines ...

Johann Adjovi

24 June 2015
Article

Pricing of services in an electricity transmission network raises the same issues as in regulated communications industries

Different network industries share many characteristics – as well as the experience, tools and techniques used for regulatory and policy investigation...

Ian Streule

14 December 2012
Article

Entente cordiale? New European Commission recommendation on non-discrimination and cost modelling takes freely from past approaches applied by NRAs

The recent European Commission draft recommendation on 'consistent non-discrimination obligations and costing methodologies to promote competition and...

James Allen

10 August 2012
Article

Net neutrality developments in the UK: when is ‘Internet Access’ not Internet access?

The UK Broadband Stakeholders Group has published a voluntary code of practice on 'open Internet'. This code aims to discourage Internet service provi...

James Allen

13 July 2012
Article

The rate of change for communication sector USOs: it’s a question of time

Much has changed in the world of communications since 1990. The rate of change is increasing and, by 2020, smartphones, fibre and 4G wireless will be ...

Ian Streule

24 January 2012
Article

New Year, new postal USO?

Will 2012 herald major changes in the costs, prices and standards of service in postal markets? We consider the fundamental questions that regulators ...

Ian Streule

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