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Nigeria: 2.6 GHz auction
Mar 11, 2016
by PolicyTracker

The Nigerian Communication Commission would like views on their plan to auction spectrum in the 2.6 GHz band. The regulator said they will be selling 14 paired blocks of 5 MHz spectrum in this band. The reserve price for each block is $16 million and licences will be valid for 10… Read more...

Australia: Radiocommunications Bill 2016
Mar 10, 2016
by PolicyTracker

The Department of Communications and the Arts in Australia would like views on their plans to revise the country's Radiocommunications Act. The government is proposing to make the following changes: simplify regulatory structures for planning, licensing and equipment regulationstreamline regulatory processes, particularly for allocating licencesclarify the role for Government, the… Read more...

EU: technical and spectrum harmonisation for broadband PPDR
Mar 09, 2016
by PolicyTracker

The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), a committee under the CEPT, would like views on their plans to harmonise technical conditions and frequency bands for broadband PPDR (BB-PPDR). Each member state can decide whether to use a portion of the 700 MHz band for BB-PPDR services and whether to use a… Read more...

EU: spectrum harmonisation for narrowband and wideband PPDR
Mar 09, 2016
by PolicyTracker

The Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), a committee under CEPT, would like views on their plans to harmonise frequency bands for narrowband PPDR (NB-PPDR) and wideband PPDR (WB-PPDR) services. The plan said that the 380-385 MHz/390-395 MHz frequency range is to be allocated to NB-PPDR providing emergency services using channel spacing of up… Read more...

Ofcom: spectrum sharing between satellite and space science users
Mar 01, 2016
by PolicyTracker

Ofcom would like views on its Space Spectrum Strategy which outlines its plans to identify opportunities for spectrum sharing between the satellite and space science communities. The regulator argues it does not think spectrum availability is a barrier to growth for satellite broadband or earth observation services and therefore do… Read more...

Ofcom: authorisation of base stations for aircraft mobile broadband
Feb 23, 2016
by PolicyTracker

Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...

Ofcom: authorisation of base stations for aircraft mobile broadband
Feb 23, 2016
by PolicyTracker

Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...

Ofcom: authorisation of base stations for aircraft mobile broadband
Feb 23, 2016
by PolicyTracker

Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...

Myanmar: 2600 MHz auction
Feb 15, 2016
by PolicyTracker

The Myanmar government would like to hear views on their plans to auction spectrum in the 2600 MHz band. Specifically they would like to thoughts on rules for eligibility to participate in the auction, number of licences sold and condition of the licences. In the consultation, the Ministry for Communications… Read more...

Myanmar: 5-year spectrum roadmap
Feb 15, 2016
by PolicyTracker

The Myanmar government would like views on their 5-year spectrum release roadmap. According to the document, the regulator, the Ministry for Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), is planning to auction nearly 400 MHz of spectrum in five bands - 700 MHz, 850/900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz -… Read more...