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Singapore's regulator is holding a consultation on its plans to hold a multiband spectrum in which a quarter of the spectrum will be set aside for a new entrant. The regulator's new plans follow a consultation last year in which the regulator asked industry for its opinions on holding a… Read more...
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The telecommunications regulator of Sint Maarten (a Caribbean island that is part of the Netherlands) has issued a consultation document regarding the future use of LTE technology on the island. The document sets out the country's options but also makes recommendations to adopt an extended 900 MHz bandplan and the… Read more...
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The UK government's Digital Britain Interim Report said that unless the mobile sector is able to find its own solution to refarming by the end of April 2009 the government would support an externally imposed solution. (See PolicyTracker February 9 2009) This consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposals for that imposed… Read more...
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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on proposals to liberalise all mobile licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands to permit the deployment of 4G services and to vary the permitted base station transmit power for UMTS and 4G technology in the 900 MHz band. This… Read more...
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Colombia's IT and communications ministry and the country's independent regulator ANE have jointly launched a 10-day consultation on its plans to auction 20 MHz in the 900 MHz band and 5 MHz in the 1900 MHz band. According to current plans, the spectrum licences will contain roll-out and roaming clauses. The document is available… Read more...
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As part of its move towards spectrum-efficient technologies, the Australian regulator is consulting on its proposals to allow mobile operators to deploy femtocells using existing apparatus licences which authorise use of specific devices. Femtocells have been deployed in spectrum-licensed areas, usually covering urban areas, at 2.1 GHz since 2011. The… Read more...
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The Indian Department of Telecommunications has asked regulator TRAI for its recommendations on the applicable reserve price for the auction of spectrum in three UHF bands. TRAI has released a document that describes the telecoms industry in India and the methodology for previous spectrum valuations. The document asks stakeholders to… Read more...
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The consultation has three parts: 1) Lifting restrictions on the technology and services that can be provided in the GSM bands (i.e. 900 MHz and 1800 MHz). 2) Making 30% more spectrum available in the 900 MHz band to encourage more competition 3) ComReg is also setting out three options… Read more...
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Following the failure of the process launched in March 2007 to assign the remaining frequencies in the 2.1 GHz band, ARCEP is holding a public consultation prior to launching a new procedure. Included in the 2.1GHz award will be access to frequencies in the 900 MHz band. ARCEP is considering… Read more...
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ERO is inviting comments on proposals to harmonise the use of pico cells and satellite links to provide GSM900 and GSM1800 services on ships. It is also consulting on compatibility issues with land-based networks. Read more...