The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications has issued a consultation on its draft report on enabling the Internet of Things. The draft report includes a section concerning spectrum in which it invites National Regulatory Authorities to make spectrum available to support Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications in accordance with established… Read more...

The MCA has issued a consultation regarding its plan to migrate PMSE out of the 800 MHz band. The island state is planning on holding an auction of the 800 MHz band for IMT later this year, in order to comply with the EU's Radio Spectrum Policy Programme. Read more...

The Norwegian regulator has published a study conducted on its behalf by planning, modelling, measuring and regulation experts ATDI looking at the impact a future LTE network in the 790-862 MHz band might have on the digital terrestrial broadcast service in the 470-790 MHz band. The objective of the study… Read more...

French regulator ARCEP has launched a public consultation on the outlook for wireless local loop networks. The consultation seeks to examine the role that these networks play in the market for fixed and mobile broadband access to the Internet, the status of the industry and of technological developments in the… Read more...

The US regulator's Spectrum Task Force is inviting input to help develop a cohesive approach that maximises the terrestrial mobile broadband potential of parts of the 2 GHz band. It is particularly interested in comments on bands co-allocated for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) at 2000 - 2020 MHz and 2180… Read more...

The Irish regulator has published a detailed consultation document which aims to provide regulatory certainty for wireless and fixed-line operators "facing critical investment and commercial decisions about how to confront the challenges that come with the advent of NGA". The consultation document draws on the recent publication by the European… Read more...

Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel is consulting on plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5 GHz band using WiMAX technology. Under the plan, companies that already have licences to operate in the 3.5 GHz and 10.5 GHz bands will be allowed to compete in the auction even… Read more...

The Australian regulator has issued a consultation on how to change its policy towards the 3.5 GHz band in order to accommodate international trends in the band's use. ACMA's preliminary view is that apparatus licensing in the 3.5 GHz band should be extended in order to achieve regulatory flexibility. However, the document also… Read more...

The FCC is seeking comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking which would make up to 195 MHz of additional spectrum in the 5 GHz band (a 35 per cent increase) available to unlicensed wireless devices. It also proposes to create a more flexible regulatory environment and to streamline existing rules and equipment… Read more...

As part of its move towards spectrum-efficient technologies, the Australian regulator is consulting on its proposals to allow mobile operators to deploy femtocells using existing apparatus licences which authorise use of  specific devices.  Femtocells have been deployed in spectrum-licensed areas, usually covering urban areas, at 2.1 GHz since 2011. The… Read more...