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
The US Department of Defense plans to consult on its draft Request for Proposals on its use of 5G technology. Its proposed first tranche of work on 5G will include live trials of sharing between high-power mid-band radars and commercial 5G services. The DoD intends to publish the draft RFP… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator, the CTU, has proposed to update its regulations for short range devices so as to take into account new European standards. The consultation will be open until November 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator, the CTU, has proposed to update its regulations to allow further licence-exempt use. In particular, it proposes to allow use of the 66 - 71 GHz band. The consultation will be open until November 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The telecoms regulator for Somalia's internationally-recognised government has issued a consultation on its proposed Unified Licensing Framework for the ICT sector. The proposals would create Communications Infrastructure Provider Licences, which would include technology-neutral rights to particular frequencies for two years from the licences' issuance. After two years, the NCA would… Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 22, 2019: The draft Public Notice was approved and will be published in the Federal Register on October 23 here. The deadline for comments remains October 28, with replies to those comments due by November 12. September 6, 2019 The FCC will vote on draft proposed bidding procedures for an… 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 10. October 14, 2019 Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, plans to issue an ECC Report on receivers to a public consultation. The draft… 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...