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Access Alert: The intensifying battle between Musk and Ambani over India’s satellite broadband spectrum

Space industry players should take note of the escalating competition in India’s satellite broadband market, as Elon Musk’s Starlink and...

25 Oct 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: The intensifying battle between Musk and Ambani over India’s satellite broadband spectrum
The need for more accurate geographical coordinates for earth stations in SpaceCap

The need for more accurate geographical coordinates for earth stations in SpaceCap

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)  plays an important role in the global management of the radio-frequency spectrum...

3 Oct 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia launches consultation on spectrum management

Access Alert: Saudi Arabia launches consultation on spectrum management

Continuing the efforts carried out by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CST) to improve Saudi Arabia’s regulatory framework and...

26 Mar 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: South Africa’s Next Generation Spectrum Policy – paving the way to enhanced connectivity

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,...

8 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 3: Lowering the cost

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 3: Lowering the cost

Rural and not-spot connectivity improvements are often expensive. Mast sites can be difficult to procure. Getting power and communications to...

6 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 2: Getting the governance right

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part 2: Getting the governance right

In my first instalment of this blog series, we showed how a country could determine the areas where coverage would...

5 Mar 2024 Opinion
Delivering a fully connected nation – Part one: Taking stock

Delivering a fully connected nation – Part one: Taking stock

My new book – “Emperor Ofcom’s New Clothes” – set out how a focus on market forces for managing spectrum...

4 Mar 2024 Opinion
Revolutionising Africa’s connectivity as WRC-23 unveils game-changing spectrum milestones

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...

23 Feb 2024 Opinion
Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament

Access Alert: Telecommunications Bill passes both houses of Indian Parliament

After 138 years, India is modernising its Telecommunications legal framework. Over recent decades, the sector has become a key driver...

22 Dec 2023 Opinion
Regulatory challenges and the future of lunar communications

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...

1 Dec 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Achieving the 5G promised land

Access Alert: Achieving the 5G promised land

Haga clic aquí para leer este publicación en Español. In recent weeks, Argentina and Colombia, two of Latin America’s biggest...

16 Nov 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: What impact might WRC-23 have on the content and events industry?

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...

27 Oct 2023 Opinion
Space Trends Report: Industry Update

Space Trends Report: Industry Update

Every quarter, Access Partnership’s Space & Spectrum Policy (SSP) team publishes a report offering insights into key verticals of the...

14 Sep 2023 Reports
Access Alert: 5G is just around the corner in LATAM

Access Alert: 5G is just around the corner in LATAM

Haga clic aquí para leer este publicación en Español. Recently, three LATAM markets – the Dominican Republic, Argentina, and Colombia...

31 Aug 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Saudi Arabia invites participation in Space Radiocommunication Spectrum Outlook consultation

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...

16 Aug 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: GSR-23 – The Way Forward for Regulators

Access Alert: GSR-23 – The Way Forward for Regulators

Introduction The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-23) took place from 5-8 June 2023 in Sharm el-Sheikh,...

30 Jun 2023 Opinion
Independent Thinkers on Digital: Dissecting Telecom Turbulence

Independent Thinkers on Digital: Dissecting Telecom Turbulence

Unraveling the Complexities of the Telecom Market with Maurice Patrick Access Partnership CTO William Webb talks with Maurice Patrick, a...

23 Jun 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: European preparations for WRC-23 Agenda Item 1.5

Access Alert: European preparations for WRC-23 Agenda Item 1.5

Context Across the EU, spectrum within the 470-694 MHz range is harmonised for use by terrestrial broadcast services, providing television...

22 Jun 2023 Opinion
Access Alert: Colombia and Perú announce digital connectivity developments

Access Alert: Colombia and Perú announce digital connectivity developments

Haga clic aquí para leer esta publicación en Español This week, two of LATAM’s biggest markets (Colombia and Perú) provided...

19 Jun 2023 Opinion
Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Evolution of IoT

Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Evolution of IoT

IoT with Matt Hatton of Transforma Insights Matt and William wrote a book together in 2020 called “The IoT Myth”...

1 Jun 2023 Opinion
Access Alert | South African communications regulator frees up lower 6GHz band for Wi-Fi services

Access Alert | South African communications regulator frees up lower 6GHz band for Wi-Fi services

On 23 May, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published an amendment to Annexure B of the 2015...

26 May 2023 Opinion