• CTIA 2012: A non-stop spectrum beg-a-thon

  NEW ORLEANS - No one will ever say that America's wireless carriers are too proud to beg.

• Why the House spectrum bill should be ditched: Q&A with Reed Hundt

  Former Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt made waves this week when he called the House spectrum auction legislation "the single worst telecom bill" he's seen.

• Satellite in crosshairs for 10 year spectrum goal

  The communications regulator is gearing up for discussions with C-band satellite operators in an attempt to migrate a portion of the spectrum required for the television broadcast services to meet growing demand for mobile broadband.

• Telcos won't wait for digital dividend for 4G: Ericsson

  Telecommunications operators likely won't wait for the digital dividend spectrum sell-off to start rolling out fourth-generation mobile infrastructure, according to Ericsson's head of strategic market, Kursten Leins.

• Government calls for comment on new spectrum sell-off

  The communications watchdog has released a discussion paper following the federal government's $1 billion spectrum sell-off that will lay down the structure and cost of new real estate in the 2.5Ghz spectrum band.

Whitepapers about wireless spectrum

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  Bandwidth Bandits

  Internet bandwidth is a finite and expensive resource; protect it from spammers, criminals, hackers, timewasters and employee misuse. Your company’s internet link is precious. Not only is it expensive and limited but it is a vital business tool. Yet our analysis shows that companies can lose around a quarter of their internet bandwidth to employee web misuse, streaming media and spam. Imagine if you had to give up a quarter of your office space for non-work activities; it’s inconceivable. But when it comes to internet bandwidth, most companies don’t even know about the loss, let alone take steps to prevent it.