by Toby Youell
Following a set of policy decisions for the 3450 - 3650 MHz band, ISED intends to start consulting on its policies for the 3650 - 3700 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Canadian regulator, ISED, has issued a consultation on details for its plans to award the 3450 - 3650 MHz band. The consultation concerns the proposed auction format, rules and processes, as well as on conditions of licence for spectrum in the 3500 MHz band. ISED is also proposing a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT/BIPT, has issued a consultation on its draft technical and operational conditions for the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band. The regulator plans to award the frequencies, identified across the European Union as a 5G pioneer band, as part of a multiband auction in 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on its plans to award the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. The document sets out decisions that would provide for wide bandwidths for 5G services in these bands, and would protect competition. In all, the PTS intends to award national… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on planned continued use of the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band for wireless local loop services. The regulator plans to auction the frequencies for 5G mobile services this Autumn, but has allowed the band's usage for wireless local loop services during… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Slovenian regulator, AKOS, has issued a consultation on its spectrum management strategy for the next few years. Its proposals include an intention to make a decision by June 2020 with respect to awarding the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.4 – 3.8 GHz, and 26 GHz… Read more...
by Toby Youell
ANATEL, Brazil's regulator, said in a Congressional hearing that it plans to issue a consultation on its planned 5G auction in the near future. The auction, scheduled for Q1 2020, will include the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.4 - 3.6 GHz, and 26 GHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (IPBT/BIPT) has issued a consultation on its draft decision to deny Citymesh's request to add some municipalities to its 3.5 GHz band licence. According to the draft decision, the regulator denied the request as doing so would deny a competitor the potential… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Chilean regulator, Subtel, has issued a consultation about a planned multi-band award for 5G services. According to a press release, the award will make available spectrum across four bands: Band Spectrum 700 MHz 20 MHz AWS 30 MHz 3.5 GHz 50 MHz 28 GHz 850 MHz The consultation will… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on rules for future synchronisation of time division duplex (TDD) mobile broadband networks at 3.4 - 3.8 GHz. Because TDD networks rely on the use of time to avoid interference between networks, ARCEP wants to establish clear rules for how it's… Read more...