Hong Kong's regulator, the CA, plans to consult during 2020 regarding its plans to award the 2.6 GHz band. Current licences for the band expire in March 2024, but the award itself is scheduled for 2022. More information is available on the CA's Spectrum Release Plan for 2020-2022. Read more...

December 19, 2019 This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register and is open to public comment. Comments must be made by January 21, 2020, and replies to those comments are due by February 3, 2020. November 19, 2019 The FCC plans to issue a consultation on small… Read more...

Romania's regulator, ANCOM, has issued its draft Action Plan for 2020 for a public consultation. The draft document includes its plans to auction the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.4 - 3.6 GHz bands in the first half of 2020. It also discusses the proposed extension of… Read more...

The Thai regulator has issued a consultation regarding its plans to award the 700 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.6 GHz, and 26 GHz bands. The consultation concerns its proposed assignment procedures, as well as future bandplans for the 2.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The consultation is open until December 12.… Read more...

The Colombian ICT Ministry has issued a short consultation on its planned auction on December 20. The consultation includes proposed reserve prices, which were previously not disclosed by the regulator. The consultation is open until November 14. Read more...

South Africa's regulator, ICASA, has published its Information Memorandum (IM) for a long-awaited multiband auction. ICASA plans to award the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz bands. The IM includes various potential combinations of lots that could be used to award the band. The document… Read more...

The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has issued a consultation on its plans to award spectrum across six frequency bands in an auction scheduled for Q2 2020. This will include the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands, which are earmarked for 5G in the European Union, as well as other… Read more...

Mexico's regulator, the IFT, has issued a consultation on spectrum for 5G services. To aid discussion, the regulator has also made available a discussion paper on the topic. The document discusses various potential 5G bands for Mexico, including a series of mmWave frequencies. The IFT will receive comments on potential… Read more...

Colombia's ICT Ministry has published a draft resolution for its future spectrum auction to a public consultation. The auction would be for the 700 MHz, 1900 MHz, and 2.5 GHz bands. The 700 MHz band licences in particular would be subject to buildout requirements. The consultation is open to public… Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, has issued a draft report on the 2.6 GHz band to a public consultation. Draft ECC Report 308 provides an analysis of the suitability and update of the regulatory technical conditions for 5G MFCN and AAS operation in the 2500-2690 MHz band. Comments… Read more...