In this paper we present an innovative framework suitable for the next generation of wireless spectrum allocation. We call our framework - Bring Your Own Spectrum (BYOS) - to highlight the Spectrum as a Service (SaaS) nature of the architecture that allows all participants to be potential...

Radio spectrum is a vital asset and resource for mobile network operators. With spectrum in the 800 and 900 MHz bands coverage can be provided with fewer base station sites compared to higher frequency bands like 2.1 and 2.6 GHz. With more spectrum, i.e. wider bandwidth, operators can offer...

The introduction of mobile broadband technology, smartphones and dongles has resulted in a tremendous increase of mobile data traffic. Future demand for more capacity can be met by allocation of more bandwidth and new spectrum bands to mobile communication. But spectrum is a scarce resource and...