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The Czech regulator has launched a consultation on the draft conditions for the auction of spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 (or 3.7) GHz band. The draft suggests a spectrum cap of 40 MHz for existing operators and 80 MHz for new operators. Five abstract blocks will be on offer. A reserve price for one block… Read more...
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The irish regulator is seeking comment from stakeholders on which bands could best be used for PMSE when the bands now being used are no longer available. These are the 2.3 GHz band, which will be auctioned for BWA, and which is currently the preferred band for wireless camera transmission,… Read more...
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The British regulator is seeking stakeholders' views on the best way to release the spectrum in the 2010 to 2125 MHz band for new uses. It is currently unused in the UK, but is allocated on a primary basis for fixed and mobile services. Ofcom originally intended to award it… Read more...
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The UK regulator has issued a consultation setting out its view on technical co-existence issues for its forthcoming public sector spectrum release in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. Ofcom plans to make 40 MHz in the 2.3 GHz band and 150 MHz in the 3.4 GHz band available on an exclusive… Read more...
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The UK regulator is consulting on a variety of telecoms and broadcast issues, including the proposed auctioning of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Ofcom plans to have the spectrum awarded by 2012/13 with effective co-existence measures allowing the deployment of next generation services in place by… Read more...
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The Irish regulator is consulting interested parties about changing current frequency requirements and spectrum release proposals in order to create a new licensing framework, including dedicated spectrum sub-bands, for certain types of machine-to-machine communications. These are telemetry and telecontrol systems, which allow automated measurements to be made and data collected… Read more...
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South Africa's Department of Communications has launched a consultation on two draft policy directions. The policy directions direct the telecoms regulator, ICASA, to: fast track the finalisation of the methodology for spectrum and eligibility criteria in the 2500 -2690 (2.6 GHz) bandconsider the scope of the action to be taken… Read more...
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The Working Group on Spectrum Engineering (WGSE) has released ECC Report 208 for a public consultation. The report follows the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's (ETSI) proposal for its description of emission masks for two new RFID systems. The report found that the short range wideband RFID systems comply with the… Read more...
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The government department responsible for spectrum in Canada is seeking comments on a number of proposals to enable both fixed and mobile services to operate in the 3500 MHz band: a new classification of "Tier 4" areas to differentiate between urban and rural areas;a new licensing process to be used for… Read more...
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The Belgian regulator has launched a consultation on the future use of the 700 MHz band. It focuses on what will happen to PMSE (programme making and special events) users when the band is assigned to mobile operators. The consultation document notes that PMSE users will probably have to relocate… Read more...