by Toby Youell
Romania's regulator, ANCOM, has issued a consultation on its plans to auction the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, L-Band, 2.6 GHz, and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands. The regulator has made available a number of documents for public comment concerning the auction, including licence fees. The consultation is open until September… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on the practical details for synchronizing the time division duplex (TDD) parts of the 2.6 GHz band. TDD spectrum arrangements suffer much fewer interference problems when networks in adjacent frequencies are synchronized. The consultation will be open until September 13. Read more...
by Toby Youell
July 10: ComReg has extended the deadline to respond to this consultation to August 7. June 18 The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation on its proposals for an award of the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands. It proposes to attach "precautionary" coverage obligations… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a Public Inquiry about its plans for making available the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands for mobile broadband services. The 700 MHz band is being reallocated from broadcasting services, while the 2.3 GHz band is assigned on a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD) has issued a consultation on planned spectrum releases for the coming years. The plans include a multiband spectrum auction in 2020 that would include frequencies in the 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.3 - 3.8 GHz, and 26 GHz bands.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hungarian regulator, the NMHH, has issued a consultation on its plans to auction the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.6 GHz bands. Specifically, NMHH plans to award: two lots of 2 x 12.5 MHz in the 700 MHz band (available for mobile use from September 2020); two… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has issued a consultation on its spectrum plans for 5G. It proposes to hold a 5G spectrum award of the 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in 2021 ahead of their current licences' expiration in 2022. The consultation includes questions on the possibility… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Canadian spectrum regulator, ISED, has issued a consultation on the renewal process for some Broadband Radio Service licences in the 2.5 GHz band that were not assigned by auction. Multipoint Communications System and Multipoint Distribution Services licences for this band expire in March 2021. ISED is proposing to renew… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has issued a consultation on its draft National Spectrum Plan (2019 - 2022). The plan includes, among other things, proposals to "open" a large number of bands, including some that are usable for 5G services. Of these, the following bands have classified as… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Bahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a second consultation on its plans to award the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. The new proposals take into account responses received to a separate consultation in 2018. Under the proposals, the TRA will award three Basic Spectrum Portfolios that include… Read more...