by Toby Youell
The FCC is considering a petition that would allow encrypted messages on amateur bands, but only if they are easily decoded. The petition follows previous requests for the FCC to allow encrypted communications on the bands. These issues are being considered in the context of national security. The FCC will… 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 Colombian National Spectrum Agency, the ANE, has issued a consultation on spectrum bands for 5G. The consultation comes ahead of a planned auction of the 700 MHz and 1900 MHz bands later this year. Responses must be received by April 22. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Colombian government says it will issue a consultation in Q3 2019 on its planned auction of the 700 MHz and 1900 MHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a consultation on its future plans for the 28 GHz band. This paper analyses the different planning issues for each of the services interested in using the 28 GHz band as well as any sharing and coexistence issues. From this analysis… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a consultation on its five-year spectrum outlook for 2019 - 2023. The draft document: revises and updates its forward allocation plan considers options for new or optimised uses of spectrum for wireless broadband looks forward to further major allocations for 5G… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Rohde & Schwartz has asked the FCC to waive its rules so it can market a QPS 201 Personnel Security Scanner system in the 70 - 80 GHz range. Current regulations establish a portion of the band (71 - 75 GHz) as "restricted" but Rohde & Schwartz claim that these… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US research university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has asked the FCC to waive some of its rules for Ultra Wide Band so it can deploy WiTrack indoor medical monitoring devices. The waive would be necessary because the equipment would use bandwidths smaller than those permitted in the relevant… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US telecoms regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation on how it should reconfigure current licences in the 38.6 - 40 GHz band (39 GHz band). The FCC plans to auction these frequencies in the second half of this year alongside the Upper 37 GHz (37.6 - 38.6 GHz)… Read more...
by Toby Youell
It is reported that India's independent regulator, TRAI, will hold a consultation on spectrum assignments for two state-owned mobile operators, BSNL and MTNL. The operators, which struggle to make money, are interested in gaining spectrum directly from the government, rather than through an auction. Read more...