CEPT's European Communications Committee (ECC) has published a draft decision on the harmonised use of 1452-1492 MHz for mobile/fixed communications networks supplemental downlink (MFCN SDL). Following a two-week notification phase, during which time the text may be amended, the draft decision will proceed to a public consultation lasting at least… Read more...

Canada's spectrum authority has launched a consultation on proposals for all the elements required to licence 50 MHz of AWS-3 spectrum. The key elements being proposed are: two paired blocks to be made available for licensing on a Tier 2 basis, one 30 MHz block at the lower end of the band and… Read more...

The European Commission is consulting stakeholders with the aim of opening up the TDD portions of the 2/2.1GHz band to services and technologies other than the UMTS it is reserved for at present. While the FDD portions of the band are used throughout Europe for 3G mobile services, the TDD… Read more...

The CTO has published a consultation document containing its proposals for amended auction rules following the cancellation of the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz auction last month. As the bidding in the 800 Mhz band drove prices too high in the previous auction, the regulator says, it now… Read more...

Europe's technical authority has issued Draft ECC Report 237 to a public consultation. The document proposes to prevent harmful interference to land-based mobile networks from Mobile Communications on board Vessels systems by changing some of the latter's system parameters. Read more...

Europe technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation on a proposed amendment to the document that governs the use of the 2.6 GHz band for mobile broadband. The ECC's proposed amendment concerns the withdrawal of Decision (02)06, which is now considered superfluous as Decision (05)05 incorporates content from the… Read more...

Europe's technical authority has issued a consultation concerning guidance on how mobile broadband and PMSE users can both use the 2.3 GHz band under a Licensed Shared Access system. This system is set out in draft ECC Recommendation (15)04. Read more...

The Moldovan regulator, the ANRCETI, has issued a consultation on its intention to hold an auction of a total of 49.6 MHz of technology-neutral spectrum in the 2100 MHz band.  According to consultation documents issued by the regulator, two licences will be made available during the auction. One of them… Read more...

The Norwegian regulator has launched a consultation on its proposals to auction six 2 x 5 MHz frequency blocks in the 800 MHz band offshore. The plan is to offer a total of 2 x 30 MHz in the 791-821 MHz / 832-862 MHz range in a sealed bid cash… Read more...

The Dutch regulator has launched a consultation on the terms of the renewal of spectrum licences in the 2.1 GHz band, after the government decided in 2014 that they would be extended from the start of 2017 until the end of 2020. The consultation includes two documents. One is the… Read more...