by Toby Youell
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued a public consultation on the appropriate regulatory framework and policies for 5G. The IMDA currently intends to assign enough spectrum in the 3.5 GHz, 26 GHz, and 28 GHz bands for two nationwide 5G networks. It intends to assign this spectrum through… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the BIPT, has issued a consultation on its future policy for the 26 GHz band. The consultation aims at: estimating the existence of a market demand for the 26 GHz band in Belgium; defining the guidelines on the migration of radio-relay links existing in the 26 GHz… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) plans to consult on several issues regarding its policy for the 26 GHz band. Information about these consultations is available in its most recent policy statement here. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Greek regulator, the EETT, has said it expects to issue a consultation on the 26 GHz band towards the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020. This would follow an EC Implementing Decision with respect to the band. More information about the band in Greece is available in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Icelandic Post and Telecommunications Agency has issued a discussion document on its telecoms policy for a public consultation. The document, which is available here (in Icelandic), includes questions on its policies with respect to various frequency bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Austrian telecoms regulator, the RTR, has said it plans to issue a consultation about the 26 GHz band in 2019. The information was contained within a newsletter about its general plans for making spectrum available for 5G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Bulgarian regulator, the CRC, has issued a consultation on its planned spectrum policy activities for the next three years. The draft plan is heavily informed by pan-EU spectrum policy. Read more...
by Toby Youell
South Africa's independent telecoms regulator, ICASA, is consulting on a draft roadmap for IMT (mobile broadband). ICASA has said that responses to the consultation will inform its future policies for the bands, including potential awards. The roadmap is intended to provide for greater mobile broadband coverage at lower prices. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The CEPT is consulting on a draft toolkit that would guide administrations when designing coordination zones around satellite earth stations in a portion of the 26 GHz band. The draft ECC Recommendation (19)01 explains that each earth station operating under the Space Research and Earth Exploration-Satellite services at 25.5 -… Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
The EU's spectrum advisory group, the RSPG, is holding a public consultation on its draft third opinion on 5G. As part of the RSPG's greater 5G spectrum roadmap, this deals with issues relating to the implementation of 5G, including: preventing the fragmentation of the 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz band… Read more...