by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on its plans to award the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz band. The plans include rules designed to ensure that four operators gain at least 80 MHz of spectrum, as well as conditions related to network security. The consultation is open… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is seeking comment on whether or not it should grant a waiver to a company that wants to be exempt from a freeze on the licensing of new stations in the 800 MHz band guard band (816 - 817 MHz / 861 - 862 MHz).… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) plans to issue a consultation in March concerning its guidelines for very high capacity networks. More information about this consultation will be given as its debrief meeting on March 10. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation on changing its standards for human exposure to electromagnetic radiation so that equipment operating above 6 GHz can be sold on the Australian market. Comments can be made until March 12. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Polish regulator, the UKE, has issued a consultation about its upcoming award of the 3480 - 3800 MHz band. The proposals include rollout conditions and a reserve price of PLN 450 million (EUR 105 million) for each of the four 80 MHz blocks for sale. The consultation is open… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation about applicability for participation in the Tribal Priority Window in the upcoming 2.5 GHz band auction. In particular, the FCC is considering a request from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to participate in the window, even though it would not… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on new channel plans for fixed links, including for 5G backhaul. The consultation is open for public comment until February 24. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has issued a consultation asking about potential demand for the 26 GHz band. The consultation will inform any potential award of the band. Comments can be made until February 28. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Qatar's regulator, the CRA, has issued a consultation concerning its three-year spectrum outlook. The plan includes its proposed policy approach to spectrum use by multiple industries. It also discusses how it will manage spectrum for the FIFA 2022 World Cup. It includes information about a potential additional assignment of the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi. Ofcom proposes to make available the 5925 - 6425 MHz for licence-exempt use, and to remove the current obligation to use Dynamic Frequency Selection when accessing the 5725 - 5850 MHz band on a licence-exempt basis.… Read more...