by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation on its options for the 3.7 - 4.2 GHz band; and the regulator has now extended the consultation closing date from 2 September to 16 September 2020, in response to stakeholder requests. It notes that the band is suitable for mobile… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is consulting on a request it has received from Tesla for a waiver that would allow it to use the 60 - 64 GHz band for in-vehicle sensing applications. Comments on this request are due by September 21, while replies to those comments are due by October 19. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is consulting on a request it has received from Bosch asking for a waiver from FCC rules so it can market a ultra-wideband wall imaging system. Comments on this request are due by September 21, while replies to those comments are due by October 19. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, is proposing to introduce area-wide apparatus licences in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands. This complements its work to auction licences for the frequencies. These licences are intended to allow industry to build-out small-scale private networks for applications like healthcare and manufacturing. It is… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator has issued a consultation on its draft decision to approve a request to amend a temporary licence in the 3.5 GHz band so as to include the 3410 - 3510 MHz band in the North Sea. The consultation is open to public comment until September 16. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The German regulator, BNetzA, has issued a consultation about how it should re-assign spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2.6 GHz bands when current licences expire at the end of 2025. The consultation will inform a subsequent comprehensive review of options undertaken by BNetzA. The initial consultation, referred… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong Communications Authority and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development are jointly consulting on how to re-assign rights to the 850 MHz band when they expire in November 2023. According to the consultation paper, available here, the authorities believe the spectrum should be made available in an auction.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong Communications Authority and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development are jointly consulting on a future award of the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands. The consultation, available here, includes questions about the Spectrum Utilisation Fee. A press release providing context is available here. The consultation is open… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is receiving comments on issued related to a request to stay its planned 3.7 - 3.98 GHz band auction. The request to stay related to rural cable companies' objection that the current way the FCC is implementing the auction is not in line with the approved Order because… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Norway's regulator, Nkom, is consulting on draft rules for an auction of DAB licences in the region of Sogn. The consultation is open for public comment until September 25. Read more...