by Toby Youell
The Danish Energy Agency has issued a consultation regarding the possibility of making spectrum available for private 5G networks, particularly in the 3.5 GHz band. The agency will also host a meeting at its offices in Copenhagen to discuss the topic on December 13. Responses to the consultation must be… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has published its draft strategic plan 2020 - 2022 for a public consultation. The document mentions plans to award the 700 MHz, 1500 MHz, and 3.5 GHz bands, and to renew rights for the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2.1 GHz bands, which expire in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The regulator for the islands of Guernsey and Jersey has issued two consultation documents on a future award of the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band in Q3 2020. One of the documents asks questions on its policy approach, while the other is a draft invitation to tender.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, is inviting comments on a request from Citymesh to allow it to cover the municipality of Zaventem with its 3.5 GHz band licence. Comments are open on this question until December 9. Read more...
by Toby Youell
South Africa's regulator, ICASA, has published its Information Memorandum (IM) for a long-awaited multiband auction. ICASA plans to award the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz bands. The IM includes various potential combinations of lots that could be used to award the band. The document… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued two consultation documents related to its upcoming auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. The revised proposals would no longer include coverage obligations that Ofcom says are made obsolete by voluntary commitments made by mobile operators earlier this year. One… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has issued a consultation on its plans to award spectrum across six frequency bands in an auction scheduled for Q2 2020. This will include the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands, which are earmarked for 5G in the European Union, as well as other… Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 22, 2019: The draft Public Notice was approved and will be published in the Federal Register on October 23 here. The deadline for comments remains October 28, with replies to those comments due by November 12. September 6, 2019 The FCC will vote on draft proposed bidding procedures for an… Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 21, 2019 No country objected to the consultation, meaning that it is now open for public comment. The consultation will be open until December 14. October 14, 2019 Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, plans to issue a consultation on cross-border coordination for three mobile broadband bands. In… Read more...