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The Moldovan regulator is consulting stakeholders on a draft decision approving special licence conditions for the use of radio frequencies in the 2.6 GHz band. ANRCETI is proposing to issue three licences of 2 x 20 MHz each to the country's three mobile network operators, Orange, Moldcell and Moldtelecom, for… Read more...
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Britain's communications ministry and seven other major government departments have issued a document proposing ways of identifying and releasing at least 500 MHz of sub-5 GHz public sector spectrum over the next 10 years. The document reveals five bands which have been identified as suitable for further investigation, and sets… Read more...
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Irish regulator Comreg is consulting all stakeholders and the public on its plans for the coming two years across a wide range of telecommunications and broadcasting issues, including spectrum. It identifies the key spectrum issues in the period as being the liberalsation of the 900 MHz band, making the 2.3… Read more...
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The FCC has issued a Notice of Inquiry so it can better understand the potential use of millimeter wave frequencies above 24 GHz for mobile broadband. The document says that the examination takes place within the wider context of research in to 5G. The proposal follows a Recommendation by the Commission's Technological Advisory Committee.… Read more...
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The ECC's Working Group Spectrum Engineering has issued ECC Report 244 to a public consultation. The report contains compatibility studies related to the use of WAS/RLANs (specifically 802.11ac Wi-Fi) in the 5725 - 5925 MHz band, which is currently assigned throughout Europe for a range of other services. These include:… Read more...
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The Brunei telecoms regulator is consulting on the early release of the 1800 MHz band for LTE as other candidate bands such as 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz will not be cleared for some time. The AICT is consulting on how much of the 2 x 70 MHz available should… Read more...
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The US regulator is proposing to auction 16 regional licences in the 700 MHz band which were offered in the main auction for the band, Auction 73, and remained unsold or were licences on which a winning bidder defaulted. Comment is sought on a range of auction issues including the… Read more...
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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the future spectrum requirements for mobile broadband and the set of potential frequency ranges which could be considered at WRC-15. Ofcom will be putting the UK's point of view at the meeting and one of the critical issues up for discussion is… Read more...
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The irish regulator is looking for stakeholders comments on the range of potential uses for the 2.6 GHz band. Although the subject of an EC Decision, the majority of the band, 144 of 190 MHz, is already in use for Multipoint Microwave Distribution System (MMDS). Providing competition for consumers in… 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...