by Toby Youell
The regulator for the islands of Guernsey and Jersey has issued two consultation documents on a future award of the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band in Q3 2020. One of the documents asks questions on its policy approach, while the other is a draft invitation to tender.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
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...
by Toby Youell
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...
by Toby Youell
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...
by Toby Youell
The Estonian government and regulator has issued two consultation documents concerning awarding the 700 MHz and 26 GHz bands. The consultation is open to pubic comment until December 13. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued two consultation documents related to its upcoming auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. The revised proposals would no longer include coverage obligations that Ofcom says are made obsolete by voluntary commitments made by mobile operators earlier this year. One… Read more...
by Toby Youell
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...
by Toby Youell
October 21, 2019 No country objected to the consultation, meaning that it is now open for public comment. The consultation will be open until December 14. October 14, 2019 Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, plans to issue a consultation on cross-border coordination for three mobile broadband bands. In… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Austria's regulator, the RTR, has issued draft tender documents for an upcoming spectrum auction to a public consultation. The award, for the 700 MHz, L-Band, and 2.1 GHz frequencies, will include a rebate for extensive coverage, according to the draft documents. Comments can be submitted to the regulator by October… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has issued draft changes to its National Frequency Plan for a public consultation. The draft changes take into account the government's intention to make the 700 MHz band available for mobile services in Q2 2020. It adds mobile services to the band… Read more...