The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on its spectrum policy for short range devices. Read more...

CEPT is seeking feedback on the Draft ECC Report 291 which has examined compatibility studies between smart tachograph and weight and dimension applications and systems operating in the band 5795-5815 MHz and adjacent bands. Smart Tachographs and Weight and Dimension applications are designed to be installed on trucks as on board digital recorders… Read more...

Ecuador ARCOTEL is currently holding a consultation seeking feedback on proposed technical standards and use of unlicensed spectrum  in the 915 - 928 MHz, 2 400 - 2 483.5 MHz, 5 150 - 5 350 MHz, 5 470 - 5 725 MHz, 5 725 - 5 850 MHz and 24.05 - 24.25… Read more...

Australia's ACMA is seeking feedback on proposed rules to allow for the introduction of point to multipoint systems in the 5.6 GHz band. In order to support frequency coordination and licensing of point to multipoint systems operating in the 5.6 GHz band, the ACMA is proposing to release a new Radiocommunications… Read more...

Hong Kong's Communication Authority (CA)  has opened a public consultation on the use of the 5 GHz band for the provision of LTE-based public mobile services. Their are several new technologies currently being developed that deliverer 4G connectivity in the 5G band, usually these are based on an LTE standard:… Read more...

Ofcom would like views on their proposal to increase the amount of spectrum available to WiFi in the 5 GHz band. According to the consultation, the UK regulator would like to "open up a further 125 MHz of 5 GHz spectrum at 5725-5850 MHz". Ofcom said they chose these ranges… Read more...

The FCC is seeking more information about the telecom industry's plans for the use of LTE-Unlicensed (using Licensed Assisted Access technology), and its potential impact on incumbent or potential users of the 3.5 GHz and 5 GHz bands. In a public notice, the FCC acknowledges that Wi-Fi (in the 5… Read more...

The ECC's Working Group Spectrum Engineering has issued ECC Report 244 to a public consultation. The report contains compatibility studies related to the use of WAS/RLANs (specifically 802.11ac Wi-Fi) in the 5725 - 5925 MHz band, which is currently assigned throughout Europe for a range of other services. These include:… Read more...