5G: where is the boundary between experimental and commercial?
Research Notes
80-90 GHz by Patrick Gahan 81-86 GHz is likely to be identified as a future 5G band - it is being studied by the ITU and has been proposed for release in the USA.
Brazil by Jonathan Watson The Brazilian regulator is one of many worldwide to have launched a consultation on using the 3.5 GHz band for…
Auction Tracker updates
Canada 600 MHz by admin Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) October 11, 2017: The ISED released a consultation on licensing the 600 MHz band…
Multi-band Residual Lots Auction in Australia by Patrick Gahan Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) 09 October 2017: The ACMA has confirmed that the Multi-band Residual Lots Auction will…
Turkey 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, and 2600 MHz bands auction by admin Ministry of Transport and Communications Update: August 30, 2015 This auction has concluded.
Sweden 2.8 GHz by Patrick Gahan Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) September 26, 2017: Plans to auction this band have been cancelled,
Uruguay 700 MHz, AWS and 2.1 GHz auction by Patrick Gahan Communications Services Regulatory Unit (URSEC) 15 Aug 2017 Uruguay’s Communications Services Regulatory Unit (URSEC) has released the results of the 700…
News articles
Deutsche Telekom not yet clear on cost of 3.4-3.8 GHz 5G networks by Kane Mumford Further trials in the 3.7 GHz band in Germany are on the way, says chief technology and innovation officer Claudia…
Will Indian spectrum mega-auction excite cash-strapped operators? by Dugie Standeford The Indian regulator is planning an auction of spectrum in nine bands. Given the mobile industry’s current “cash crunch”, such…
EU’s RSPG could recommend new PMSE bands after 2020 by Kane Mumford Franz Ziegelwanger of Austrian regulator RTR, who is leading the RSPG’s work on spectrum for programme making and special events (PMSE),…
FCC commissioner suggests defunding ITU by Kane Mumford Top US regulator Michael O’Rielly has said that the US should have a larger role in the leadership of the…
Operators call for more involvement in RSPG peer reviews by Kane Mumford Senior representatives from Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone called on the European Commission’s radio spectrum advisory body to open up peer…