TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose–This paper aims to provide an analysis of the UK's experience with spectrum trading using data from Ofcom's transfer notice registry and the UK statutory instrument on spectrum trading.Design/methodology/approach–The legal framework for spectrum trading is outlined and the data from Ofcom's transfer notice registry is subjected to three analytical techniques: descriptive statistical analysis, a binary logistic regression and volitional pragmatism.Findings–A descriptive account of the empirical observations associated with spectrum trading shows that most trades (however defined) occur in business radio. A binary logistic regression of the transfer notice registry data demonstrates that trading is more likely to occur where the buyer and seller of a radio license are in the same service/industry. This analysis is inconclusive however due to lack of data. A third analytical technique, volitional pragmatism, suggests that the interdependency inherent in radio communications makes the scope of spectrum trading less workable as a mechanism of co‐ordinating spectrum use and users than previously assumed.Originality/value–An approach to evaluating the real‐world efficacy of spectrum trading given the operational goals of a national regulatory authority is provided.
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SN  - 1463-6697
DO  - 10.1108/14636691211196932
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14636691211196932
AU  - Akalu Rajen
AU  - Diaz Arias Adriana
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Assessing the policy of spectrum trading in the UK
T2  - info
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 36
EP  - 54
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -