Qatar's CRA have announced that they expect to open a public consultation regarding spectrum in the 700 MHz band that could be allocated to Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) applications using both broadband and narrowband standards. It came as part of a statement about the release of 5G… Read more...

Switzerland's OFCOM has opened a public consultation regarding the draft  auction documents for assigning spectrum in the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz, 36- 3.8 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. OFCOM has designed the auction to run as a Clock Auction and the regulator expects to issue an invitation to participate in the… Read more...

Belgium's BIPT has published a consultation calling for feedback on a draft decision concerning the technical and operational terms required to avoid harmful interference in the 700 MHz band. The decision outlines the measures that should be taken in order to avoid interference with neighbouring bands  as well as different… Read more...

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...