Kosovo's regulator, ARKEP, has issued a consultation on its plans to award the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1800 MHz bands. It plans to award the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands for 2G, 3G, 4G, and IoT services, while it plans to award the 800 MHz band for mobile… Read more...

Romania's regulator, ANCOM, has issued a consultation on its National Strategy for the Implementation of 5G in Romania, which among other things sets out its plans to make available several frequency bands. In particular, the document sets out its intention to make available the 700 MHz band and the 3.4… Read more...

Norway's regulator, NKOM, has issued a consultation on its planned auction of rights to use the 700 MHz and 900 MHz bands offshore. A total of 2 x 30 MHz shall be made available in the 700 MHz band from November 2019, which is when digital terrestrial television services will… Read more...

The FCC has issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to the interference criteria given to Class A AM radio broadcast stations. Read more...

South Africa's independent telecoms regulator, ICASA, is consulting on a draft roadmap for IMT (mobile broadband). ICASA has said that responses to the consultation will inform its future policies for the bands, including potential awards. The roadmap is intended to provide for greater mobile broadband coverage at lower prices. Read more...

The Mexican regulator, the IFT, has issued a consultation on the use of the 2000 - 2020 MHz and 2180 - 2200 MHz Mobile Satellite Service bands for complementary ground components. Read more...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has issued a consultation on its spectrum utilization policy, including some potential changes, to a series of Ka Bands. It seeks comment on its new policy for the 18.8 - 19.3 GHz and 28.6 - 29.1 GHz, and seeks comment on potential changes… Read more...

Brazilian regulator ANATEL has issued a consultation on its proposal to assign the 3400 - 3600 MHz band in 10 MHz blocks for TDD mobile broadband services, including 5G. Read more...

The CEPT is seeking views on how synchronised, unsynchronised, and semi-synchronised 5G New Radio operations may be able to co-exist in the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band, Europe's premier 5G band. The draft Report 296 provides information on synchronisation frameworks in these bands, building on previous ECC Reports that address… Read more...

The CEPT seeks views on potential changes to ECC Recommendation (08)02, which concerns cross-border coordination between GSM/UMTS/LTE/WiMAX systems within the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands, excluding coordination between GSM systems. In particular, the CEPT is consulting on potential changes to the narrowband v wideband scenario. The draft revision to… Read more...