Germany's Bundesnetzagentur (The Federal Network Agency) is reported to have opened a public consultation on the regulators recently unveiled draft proposal for an auction of 5G spectrum in the 2 GHz (aka 2.1 GHz) and 3.6 GHz bands. According to media reports:  the regulator intends to offer 60 MHz of paired spectrum in… Read more...

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A consultation paper has been issued, discussing the future use of the 3.6 GHz band in Australia. The document identifies possible re-planning options, along with the regulator's preferred option to make spectrum available in metropolitan and regional areas for new services. ACMA made the decision to prioritise the 3.6 GHz band over… Read more...

The Australian regulator has launched a consultation on whether the 1427-1518 MHz and the 3575-3700 MHz bands should be moved forward to the "preliminary re-planning stage" of ACMA's process for considering additional spectrum for mobile broadband. Currently, they are part of the regulator's "initial investigation stage". The bands are currently… Read more...

Irish regulator Comreg has announced they are accepting comments for their proposed Radio Spectrum Management Strategy for 2016 to 2018. One of their main objectives for the next two years will be to finalise a strategy for the UHF band (470 to 790 MHz). A big part of this will… Read more...

ANACOM are consulting on the introduction of broadband wireless access (BWA) in Portugal, taking into consideration the positions discussed in international organisations, specifically in the European Commission (EC) and the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Work carried out to date suggests that the priority bands for BWA… 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...

Update: October 16 The consultation period has been extended until 14 November. ComReg announced that it has extended the deadline in response to a request received from two interested parties. October 1 The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation concerning a new round of spectrum releases for mobile broadband. ComReg says… Read more...