Tag archive: Communications
Access Alert: South Africa’s Next Generation Spectrum Policy – paving the way to enhanced connectivity
In September 2022, South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) introduced its Next Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy,...
Access Alert: Advancing pan-African mobile roaming to unlock seamless connectivity and growth opportunities
Digital transformation is accelerating in Africa, driven by the growing adoption of mobile services. According to the World Bank, sub-Saharan...
Revolutionising Africa’s connectivity as WRC-23 unveils game-changing spectrum milestones
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) was a landmark event for the global regulation of the radio-frequency spectrum and the...
Access Alert: Ireland launches public consultation on emergency caller location information obligations
Providers of publicly available number-based interpersonal communications services in Ireland must ensure that end-users can access the emergency services free...
Regulatory challenges and the future of lunar communications
What’s the importance of lunar communications? As space agencies and private enterprises ramp up their ambitions to build a sustainable...
The future of communications for lunar landings
Lunar missions are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated, driving the need for higher-bandwidth communications. One way to meet this need...
Access Alert: What impact might WRC-23 have on the content and events industry?
Context The events industry in the UK alone is estimated to be worth GBP 70 billion[1], with the UK content...
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia invites participation in Space Radiocommunication Spectrum Outlook consultation
Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) recently published a consultation for its forthcoming Space Radiocommunication Spectrum Outlook. Continuing...
Access Alert | Colombia allocates the entire 6 GHz band for unlicensed use
On 18 November, Colombia’s National Spectrum Agency (ANE) published Resolution 737, officially adding the 1.200 MHz that comprise the 6...
Mobile Data Communications in China
Prepared by Xu Yan, Department of Information and Systems Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon (Hong Kong)