Brazil want to use the APT bandplan for 700 MHz and has now put this out to industry consultation. The document below is only available in Portugese. Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation document about its intention to maintain licence terms and conditions for the use of spectrum by Amateur Radio enthusiasts. This update includes provisions to remove spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands from amateur use, which was already announced as part of the Public Sector… Read more...

German telecoms regulator BNetzA has published a key elements paper for consultation to determine future frequency requirements in the recently-liberalised 900 and 1800 MHz bands. Alongside this, it has published a draft consultation on its frequency allotment study in the 900 MHz band. Following on from its "super auction" last… Read more...

The consultation document contains a number of proposals to change the arrangements for license exemption in the UK. This includes liberalising current license-exemption criteria for High Density Fixed Satellite Services, Railway Level Crossing Sensor Systems, Underwater system use below 30 MHz and a number of short-range devices. In each of… Read more...

Ofcom has put forward proposals to harmonise its digital dividend spectrum with that being released in other European countries. So far, Finland, Sweden, France and Switzerland have announced that they will release 790-862 MHz (channels 61-69). The UK's original plan was to release a slightly smaller upper band of 806-854… Read more...

oneM2M has issued its initial Candidate Release of Technical Specifications for public comment. oneM2M is a recently-formed global organization that aims to create a scalable and interoperable standard for M2M applications and the Internet of Things. The consultation will inform the organization's work on foundation specifications for an M2M Service Layer.  The… Read more...

The Norwegian regulator Nkom has launched a consultation on its proposal for a 900 MHz auction. It aims to sell two blocks of 20 MHz spectrum in summer 2016. They are the duplex blocks 890.1-889.9 MHz and 935.1-944.9 MHz, and 904.9-915.0 MHz and 949.9-960 MHz. The minimum price is NOK… Read more...

The Australian regulator is proposing to extend the 2.3 GHz band from its current 98 MHz to 100 MHz by adding the 2300-2302 MHz band, which is currently apparatus licensed and used by amateur radio services on a secondary basis, to the rest of the band which is spectrum licensed.… Read more...

South Africa has issued its revised draft spectrum regulations to a public consultation.  The revisions address "anomalies" that the regulator, ICASA, found in the draft regulations from 2011.  The draft rules established the regulatory framework for assigning spectrum licences in South Africa. The processes described in the regulations are designed to be… Read more...

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the use of spectrum by wireless microphones. The document examines the sector's needs for spectrum and seeks comments on a variety of existing and new spectrum bands that may accommodate these needs. It also looks at how to facilitate the transition of… Read more...