RSPG has launched a public consultation on a draft report on mobile technology evolution. The report is focused on the migration from 2G and 3G technologies to 4G and 5G, especially in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands. Comments can be submitted to cnect-rspg@ec.europa.eu by January 7, 2023. Read more...

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) has launched an additional consultation on the requirements for the auction procedure for 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz. The regulator is proposing additional coverage requirements. This document supplements a consultation carried out earlier this year. The deadline to submit comments is… Read more...

Update September 20, 2022 South African regulator ICASA has extended the deadline for this consultation from September 19 until September 30, 2022. August 22, 2022 South African regulator ICASA has published an Information Memorandum announcing the authority's intention to launch a second phase of the IMT spectrum licencing process. ICASA seeks… Read more...

Irish regulator has launched a consultation on short-term spectrum rights for the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands from October 2022. The consultation period is shorter than usually, ending on August 31, 2022. Some licences in the bands are set to expire in October. Due to the delay in the… Read more...

The Croatian regulator HAKOM has released a consultation on the rights to use RF spectrum in six frequency bands. These are 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3600 MHz. Another consultation, which runs at the same time, proposes an amendment of the licence conditions to… Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has published a draft decision on the use of aerial user equipment (UE) in LTE and 5G NR on various harmonised bands. A consultation on the decision is open for comment until August 12, 2022. The draft decision says there is a need to harmonise… Read more...

The Saudi regulator CITC has launched two consultations related to the use of non-terrestial networks (NTN). The first consultation on asks for views on the restructuring of the NTN regulations. The second public consultation asks for stakeholder views on the updated Information Memorandum published ahead of the 2.1 GHz auction.… Read more...

The French regulator, ARCEP has launched a wide-ranging consultation on the future of mobile networks and 5G verticals. Questions asked by the consultation include: Do 5G verticals have access to enough dedicated 5G spectrum? Could the 450 MHz and 1.4 GHz bands be used to provide indoor mobile coverage? What… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, is consulting on updating technical conditions for licences held by Vodafone and Telefónica. Ofcom is proposing to change some conditions for licences held by Vodafone in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. These changes will amend the licences with updated parameters… Read more...

The Polish telecoms regulator, (Urzad Komunikacji Elektronicznej, UKE), has opened a consultation regarding the extension of the 2100 MHz spectrum licences. Poland’s operators – Plus, Orange, Play and T-Mobile – are looking to renew their 2100 MHz concessions, with the government expecting to raise PLN 1.9 billion from the process.… Read more...