Cognitive Radio, the Market and the Regulator

Abstract

At the moment experiments with the use of cognitive radio are performed in a number of countries. However, there is a considerable degree of uncertainty regarding the potential application of cognitive radio. For successful use of cognitive radio, there is a need for cooperation between the technological developments, the market players and the regulator to reduce these uncertainties. In this contribution a proposal is made to make a more congruent approach towards the implementation of cognitive radio to lower these uncertainties, with a special emphasis on the role of the regulator to lower these uncertainties to an acceptable level.