by Toby Youell
The Hong Kong Communications Authority intends to hold a consultation in 2019 regarding its planned auctions of the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands. According to the Authority's Spectrum Release Plan, it expects that this spectrum will be usable for indoor services from 2021 at the earliest. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Dutch competition regulator, the ACM, has issued a consultation on the proposed competition remedies for the planned auction of 700 MHz, L-Band, and the 2.1 GHz bands. It proposes to establish a spectrum cap for this auction such that no single operator holds licences for more than half of… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish communications regulator, the PTS, is consulting on a number of proposals related to its planned auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. This includes establishing a cap of 120 MHz per operator in the 3.5 GHz band, using a clock auction format, and dividing into the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on the new general advice given in its frequency plan. Comments on the proposed change must be received by the PTS by March 8, 2019. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Polish Ministry of Digitization has issued a one-week consultation on its delay to re-allocating the 700 MHz band from broadcasting to mobile services. The Ministry proposes to update the National Action Plan such that the band will be reallocated by June 2022, rather than June 2020. The delay follows… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US telecoms regulator, the FCC, has published a consultation in the Federal Register that proposes to harmonise the rules for Digital Broadcast Satellite Services at 12.2 - 12.7 GHz and 17.3 - 17.8 GHz with those that are applicable to geostationary-orbit Fixed Satellite Service systems. Comments on these proposals… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on proposed revisions to its technical codes for digital radio. These revisions are intended to establish common minimum standards for listeners' experience of DAB radio and to ensure that different groups of radio stations do not conflict or interfere with one… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Austria's telecoms regulator, RTR, has said that it plans to issue a consultation on tender conditions for a planned auction of the 700 MHz, L-Band, and 2.1 GHz bands. The consultation is expected in Q2 2019 and the auction itself may be held in Q1 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Austrian telecoms regulator, the RTR, has said it plans to issue a consultation about the 26 GHz band in 2019. The information was contained within a newsletter about its general plans for making spectrum available for 5G. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on how it would verify compliance with proposed coverage obligations connected to its planned auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. Those proposed coverage obligations are subject to a separate consultation, which also closes on March 12. Read more...