by Toby Youell
The CEPT is consulting on amending ECC Decision (06)13, which designates the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands for mobile broadband technologies, to also take into account 5G New Radio. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
The UK's Ofcom is consulting on levels of annual licence fees (ALFs) for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum, to be paid by mobile network operators. Full details can be found in the official consultation documents which are available on Ofcom's website here. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
France's Arcep has opened a public consultation on a draft terms and plans for the reassignment of licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands The licences in question are currently held by Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom and are due to expire in 2021 and 2024.… Read more...
by Martin Sims
Despite its title, this consultation is an opportunity for stakeholders in the Portuguese market to comment not just on 700 MHz but also 450 MHz, 900 MHz, 1500 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz. This is part of the country's preparation for 5G and has been… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Hong Kong's Communications Authority (CA) and the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) have launched another round of public consultation on the proposed arrangements for the re-assignment of 200 MHz of spectrum in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands when the existing licences expire (between November 2020 and September… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
UK operator EE has asked Ofcom for changes to its 2100 MHz licence to permit the use of LTE technology in the unpaired frequencies 1899.9 to 1909.9 MHz. It has also requested a variation of its 800 MHz/2.6 GHz and 1800 MHz licences to "permit the use of mobile transmit frequencies… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The UK regulator has launched a consultation on its provisional proposal to grant a licence variation request submitted by TalkTalk in relation to its Concurrent Spectrum Access licence. The request seeks a modification to the permitted out-of-block emissions to allow the deployment of currently available femtocell technology without the need for… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Myanmar government would like views on their 5-year spectrum release roadmap. According to the document, the regulator, the Ministry for Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), is planning to auction nearly 400 MHz of spectrum in five bands - 700 MHz, 850/900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz -… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Swedish regulator, PTS, has announced they would like to hear views on their plans to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. PTS is planning to release 2 x 70 MHz of spectrum in the upcoming auction and winners will receive licences for 2 x 5 MHz. The consultation… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Communications Authority of Hong Kong are looking for opinions from interested parties on their plan to assign 200 MHz of spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. These licences are to expire between 2020 and 2021. The authority is seeking views on the following reassignment methods: a… Read more...