The regulator for the islands of Guernsey and Jersey have issued two consultation documents on a future award of the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band in Q3 2020. One of the documents asks questions on its policy approach, while the other is a draft invitation to tender.… Read more...

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Manuel Marti is in Sharm el-Sheikh and has written this excellent article. Yet to be confirmed in the plenary but it seems the basis for a deal is there.   Read more...

Delegates from the 196 ITU member states gathering in Egypt at WRC-19 have provisionally agreed to identify 26 GHz, 37—43.5 GHz, 45.5—47 GHz and 47.2—48.2 GHz for IMT as well as 66—71 GHz. The deal reached on 26 GHz emission limits is particularly interesting. Read more...

The FCC will vote on December 12 on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose broad reforms to the 5.9 GHz band in the US. Specifically, it would propose making available the 5850 - 5895 MHz for unlicensed services, particularly Wi-Fi. It would propose to designate the 5905 -… Read more...

Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) Read more...

Hong Kong regulator Ofca saw modest returns by international standards from its auctions of 5G frequencies in the 3.5 GHz and 3.3 GHz bands, but the two contests were very different in unexpected ways.  Read more...

China’s science and technology ministry has revealed that it is forming two working groups to push forward its research and development for 6G technology.  Read more...

Ministry of Telecommunications and the Information Society (MINTEL) Read more...

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