Romania's Ancom has opened a public consultation on the regulators Action plan for 2018. In 2018 Ancom intends to develop and adopt a strategy to award licences for the use of frequencies in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2600 MHz, 3400-3600 MHz and 26 GHz bands to enable operators… Read more...

Spain's Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda has launched a consultation on the future of the 700 MHz band. The ministry intends to allocate the 700 MHz (694-790 MHz) for use as a mobile band with a view to it being used for future 5G services. The 700 MHz… Read more...

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Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications has launched a consultation regarding the allocation of spectrum for mobile use in the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz, which would become available by 2019. A single unused block (2x5 MHz) of 2.6 GHz would also be offered. In the 700 MHz band, 2x30 MHz… Read more...

Ofcom has made available its technical analysis of coexistence issues between DTT, PMSE and mobile in the 700 MHz band following the move of the former two services to the lower UHF band. Interested parties are invited to respond by 18 July.   Read more...

The UK government has said it will provide PMSE equipment owners with funding equivalent to the residual value of equipment operating in the 700 MHz band prior to its clearance over the next three years. Ofcom has said equipment owners are likely to receive around 47 per cent of costs… Read more...

Ofcom has proposed a modification of its notice to PMSE users to quit the 700 MHz guard band when it transitions from digital terrestrial television to mobile in May 2020. In this document we set out our proposals to modify that notice so that PMSE users will continue to be… Read more...

Colombia's Ministry of IT and Communications (MinTIC), working with the National Spectrum Agency (ANE) has launched a consultation on the award of spectrum in the 700 and 1900 MHz bands. Colombia has launched the process that will see it assign spectrum in the 700 MHz and 1900 MHz bands. The ministry… Read more...

French spectrum regulator ARCEP is consulting on the uses of 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz and how they can be allocated, with a view to a possible allocation in the second half of the year. Depending on the results of the consultation, the regulator could award 40 MHz in 2.6… Read more...

The Australian regulator has launched a consultation on the draft allocation decisions for the 700 MHz spectrum band auction, revealing the proposed entry fee (A$10,000), lot configuration and auction methodology. Both lots available will be nationwide. The 2 x 10 MHz lot will consist of 738-748 MHz paired with 793-803… Read more...