Focus: Spectrum
November 21, 2023
Following four years of intense technical and regulatory work under the framework of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), national administrations and non-governmental organizations began meeting this week for the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) in Dubai. ITU-R has several institutional objectives. These include ensuring that radiocommunications are operated free of interference, but also promoting efficient use…
November 17, 2023
On Monday, Nov. 20, the international spectrum gathering of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference kicks off in Dubai. Over 3,000 delegates from Member States of the ITU will gather at WRC-23 to review and revise the ITU Radio Regulations, the international treaty that governs the use of precious radio-frequency spectrum and satellite…
November 14, 2023
The White House released a National Spectrum Strategy on Tuesday, developed in coordination with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). President Biden released a Presidential Memorandum, establishing spectrum policy and a process for resolving spectrum-related conflicts. The strategy identifies 2,786 megahertz of spectrum across five spectrum bands for…
October 13, 2023
Ligado Networks filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, claiming the government unlawfully took the company’s licensed spectrum without compensation. Ligado announced the lawsuit on Oct. 12. It was filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against the United States, the Defense Department (DoD), the Commerce Department and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). …