by Toby Youell
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a Public Inquiry about its plans for making available the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands for mobile broadband services. The 700 MHz band is being reallocated from broadcasting services, while the 2.3 GHz band is assigned on a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on how it would exercise proposed new functions proposed by the UK Government regarding small-scale digital radio. The platform is intended to provide a flexible and low-cost way for communities to broadcast content over a relatively small geographic area. The consultation concerns… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has called for contributions to a draft discussion paper on dynamic spectrum management. The document was drafted by a "future networks" scientific committee as part of a wider series of documents on the short and medium term future for communications. A final version of the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management government department has issued a consultation on technical principles for future licences in this band. According to the proposals, the 3410 - 3800 MHz band will be assigned for Time Division Duplex systems that are synchronised according to a 5G-specific frame structure developed by a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
July 1, 2019 The NPRM will be published in the Federal Register on July 2 here. Comments are due by August 31, while replies to those comments are due by October 29. June 10, 2019 The FCC will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to a public consultation. The NPRM… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has announced that it is taking comments on whether or not it should initiate a rulemaking on making available a portion of the 40 - 41 MHz band for amateur services on a secondary basis. This responds to a petition from REC Networks, that advocates the band's use… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a consultation on its proposal to develop a new type of transmitter and receiver licence. The area-wide apparatus licence (AWL) type would provide more flexibility for stakeholders by allowing the operation of one or more radiocommunication devices within a defined area.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator has issued its draft tender documents for this award to a public consultation. Comments on the documents, which are also available in English, are due by July 26. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD) has issued a consultation on planned spectrum releases for the coming years. The plans include a multiband spectrum auction in 2020 that would include frequencies in the 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.3 - 3.8 GHz, and 26 GHz bands.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has invited interested stakeholders to book phone calls with it on the subject of the 26 GHz band. In particular, it is interested in information about demand for the frequencies and what might be their appropriate assignment mechanism. Stakeholders are invited to book a phone… Read more...