Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...

Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...

Ofcom would like views on its plans to authorise the use of terrestrial base stations which would allow Inmarsat to provide broadband access to aircraft passengers in the UK. Currently, Inmarsat and Echostar hold pan-European licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz band. Inmarsat told the regulator… Read more...

Australian regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking comments for its proposed changes to the 2 GHz technical framework. Some of the changes proposed include: aligning the licence conditions with international standards for mobile technologies such as LTE.updating emissions limits of the licence so that it is… Read more...

The Bulgarian regulator has launched a consultation on how it will implement decisions from the European Commission on the allocation of harmonised spectrum in the 1800 MHz, 2 GHz and 3400-3600 MHz bands. The CRC currently plans to make spectrum available as follows: 2 x 20.4 MHz in the 1800… Read more...

The Office of the Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong has issued a consultation paper to solicit public views on the proposed auction of spectrum in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2 GHz bands. Under the proposal, one frequency block of 2 x 5 MHz in the 850 MHz band,… Read more...

The US regulator is seeking comment on its proposals to make 90 MHz of spectrum currently allocated to Mobile Satellite Services in the 2 GHz Band, Big LEO Band and L-Band available for terrestrial moblle broadband use. The proposals seek to remove regulatory barriers to terrestrial use in 1525-1559 MHz… Read more...

The consultation asks a series of questions about the usage of these bands and the technical conditions which should be applied. Read more...

ECC Report 93 agreed in 2006 looked at compatability between in flight GSM and terrestrial services in the following bands GSM900, GSM1800, UMTS900, UMTS1800, UMTS in the 2 GHz FDD core-band and CDMA-450/FLASH-OFDM at around 450 MHz. Given the impending deployment of cellular networks in 2.6 GHz in Europe, CEPT… Read more...

The ECC has issued a consultation on a report about Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC). Draft ECC Report 214 provides a basis for the frequency designation for the fledgling DA2GC industry. DA2GC is intended to provide airline passengers with access to the internet through a Wi-Fi or cellular network on the aeroplane, which is… Read more...