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In this document the Irish regulator identifies several key tasks including:* The licensing of Digital Terrestrial Television and facilitating access to the ensuing Digital Dividend. *The liberalisation of the GSM Spectrum bands*The release of additional spectrum below 4 GHz to meet market demand* Enhancing Ireland's position as a test bed… Read more...
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The committee set up by the French Prime Minister to investigate the best uses for the released analogue TV frequencies is inviting comments on a document which sets out initial proposals. Some early responses can be seen here Read more...
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The Portugese regulator, ANACOM, is inviting comments on its proposal to offer for tender a fourth mobile operators licence. This is for the 450-470 MHz band. ANACOM's draft regulation puts forward the following selection criteria, in order of priority:* stimulating competition particularly by offering MVNO access* New and innovative services*… Read more...
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Interested parties are being invited to submit their comments about the draft technology neutral standard for wireless broadband services in 2.6GHz. These should be sent to national standards bodies who will then send reports to ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. Read more...
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The UK Ministry of defence is seeking comments on extending market principles to its use of spectrum and more general proposals to reform its approach to spectrum management over the next four years. These plans are the MOD’s response to key recommendations in the 2005 Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings… Read more...
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Ofcom proposes to divide licence exempt applications into three classes of low, medium and high interference potential. Only applications with similar characteristics would share spectrum. Read more...
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The European Radiocommunications office has drawn up a list of applications for inclusion in the EFIS frequency database to give a clearer picture of actual usage in each band. Read more...
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Following a request from ETSI, the European Radiocommunications Office has identified several sub-bands where Professional Wireless Microphone Systems (PWMS) would be compatible with existing uses of L-Band Read more...
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ERO is inviting comments on proposals to harmonise the use of pico cells and satellite links to provide GSM900 and GSM1800 services on ships. It is also consulting on compatibility issues with land-based networks. Read more...
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The document sets out Ofcom's proposals on the packaging and auction design for the largest part of the digital dividend spectrum together with the conditions to be included in the licences. The bands are known as the 'cleared spectrum' and comprise 128MHz that will be cleared of existing users by… Read more...