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The Irish regulator is consulting interested parties about changing current frequency requirements and spectrum release proposals in order to create a new licensing framework, including dedicated spectrum sub-bands, for certain types of machine-to-machine communications. These are telemetry and telecontrol systems, which allow automated measurements to be made and data collected… Read more...
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The Irish regulator has decided to include the 1800 MHz band in a single auction with the 800 MHz and 900 MHz band and explains its reasons in some detail in the consultation document. At present, three MNOs each have 2 x 14.4 MHz blocks with two licences expiring in… Read more...
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The Belgian regulator has published a consultation document with its proposals for the allocation and use of the 800 MHz band together with a study commissioned from an independent consultant. A number of recommendations have been made in the study including: the number of blocks of spectrum to be auctioned… Read more...
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The French Ministry of the Interior has issued a Request for Information regarding the construction of a new PPDR national broadband radio network. The consultation is wide-ranging but includes questions for stakeholders regarding the spectrum that will be used to support the network. The government has already agreed to reserve… Read more...
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The Polish telecommunications regulator has issued a consultation on its forthcoming digital dividend auction in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. The document says that the spectrum may be used for LTE networks as part of Poland's plan to meet the EU's Digital Agenda targets. Operators who acquire spectrum… Read more...
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The Swedish regulator is inviting comments on its feasibility study for the 450 MHz band, where licences for some of the spectrum are due to expire in 2020. PTS is proposing that the uses that currently exist in the band should be allowed to continue. These are private mobile radio… Read more...
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The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on its intention to stagger its long-awaited auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands in order to mitigate against the potential for competition to be impaired following both the auction and a round of consolidations. The proposals concern an auction of 190… Read more...