False claim of MoD's surplus spectrum billions

A spokeswoman for the agency told silicon.com that although the Chancellor announced a review on the efficiency of the use of spectrum in his pre-budget statement last week, such a review has yet to even start.

"We have welcomed a review and agree that spectrum needs to be managed efficiently," she said. "However, that is a long way off from the MoD actually giving up any frequencies, let alone deciding what to do with them."

By Geoffrey Davies