This consultation puts forward the proposals on which the UK government can make a direction to the regulator, Ofcom, on how it should release spectrum needed for the next generation of mobile and wireless broadband services. These proposals are based on the work of the Independent Spectrum Broker (ISB) and… Read more...

This report considers how the use of one type of UWB technology, Level Probing Radar (LPR), might affect various  services operating in or near  proposed LPR  bands. The LPR candidate bands are: 6.0-8.5 GHz, 24.05-26.5 GHz,57-64 GHz, and 75-85 GHz. LPR devices are used in many industries concerned with process… Read more...

This document sets out the technical conditions for granting Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) in the 3400 to 3600 MHz band. The Ministry of Defence currently holds rights to this band but has  said it wants to release some of it to the commercial sector. This cannot be done under the… Read more...

The consultation document invites comments on the following: The expected impact of the use of the digital dividend;The coordination and harmonisation of its use at European levelIts distribution among various services and applicationsTechnology and service neutralityThe procedures for the allocation of spectrum and the respective timetable Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the future use of the 700 MHz band. In its UHF strategy statement, published in November 2012, Ofcom explained the steps it intends to take to increase mobile broadband capacity by drawing on the 700 MHz frequency band, which is currently used… Read more...

The DBCDE, the government department in Australia that is responsible for spectrum, has launched a consultation on two draft ministerial directions to the regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). They deal with the return to market of the unsold 700 MHz spectrum from the digital dividend auction. The… Read more...

The Working Group on Spectrum Engineering (WGSE) has released a consultation document about the use of Broadband Direct-Air-to-Ground-Communications (DA2GC) in the 2 GHz band. ECC Report 209 concludes that the 1900-1920 MHz and 2010-2025 MHz bands may be compatible for Broadband DA2GC. There is currently no spectrum designated in Europe… Read more...

The TRA, which regulates the use of spectrum in the UAE, has issued a consultation concerning Earth Stations on board Vessels. The regulator is proposing to amend the current regulations, which date from 2009, to take in to account recommendations made by independent consultants LS telcom. Read more...

The Belgian regulator has launched a consultation designed to give mobile operators the chance to comment on the future of a number of bands. The issues it deals with include the need for and the timing of the release of the 700 MHz, 1452-1492 MHz and 2.3-2.4 GHz bands. It also… Read more...

Ofcom has issued on a consultation on whether to vary Qualcomm's 40 MHz licence in the L band to allow the use of Supplemental Downlink (SDL). In order to accommodate future use of SDL in the band, Ofcom has also proposed to change the way in which adjacent bands (1492 - 1517… Read more...