Call to harmonise mobile airwaves

The EU has urged its members to use the same part of the airwaves for mobile broadband 790-862 MHz.

They say "There is a recurrent shortage of spectrum for new applications, especially of spectrum below 1 GHz which enables signal to travel relatively far and to penetrate buildings easily, allowing effective indoor use.

"The digital dividend is a once in a lifetime opportunity to free a significant amount of valuable spectrum for new applications."

The EU press release points out that the "Radio spectrum knows no borders". That is certainly true and it is not just mobile broadband that needs to be harmonised.
The ITU Amateur and Amateur Satellite services suffer from not having harmonised UHF and Microwave allocations across the EU. For example Denmark has an Amateur Satellite service allocation at 3400 MHz but France does not.

EU Press Release October 28, 2009
European Commission wants airwaves freed-up by move to digital TV to work for swift recovery
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference
=MEMO/09/482&type=HTML&aged=0&language=EN

BBC News - Call to harmonise mobile airwaves
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8329857.stm