The Costa Rican regulator Sutel has opened a consultation on the draft tender documents for the upcoming 5G auction. Read more...

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has released a document detailing its policy plans for the 3.3–4.2 GHz and 26 GHz bands. Read more...

The Austrian regulator RTR has opened a public consultation on the decision to use a competitive award procedure to award licences in the 3410–3470 MHz, 25.5.–25.9 GHz and 26.5–27.5 GHz bands. The consultation is open until June 4, 2023. Read more...

The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) has an open consultation on the regulator's initial assessment for the allocation of the 1500 MHz and 26 GHz bands for 5G. The regulator says there will be further consultations on the design of the overall framework for allocations. Nkom plans to allocate 26 GHz… Read more...

Ofcom is looking for input from stakeholders to review the Shared Access licences in the 3.8 - 4.2 GHz, 1781.7 - 1785 MHz paired with 1876.7 - 1880 MHz, 2390 - 2400 MHz, and the lower 26 GHz band indoors. Ofcom wants to explore what has been learned from these… Read more...

The Austrian telecom regulator RTR has launched a consultation on an ordinance on the frequency limits assigned to operators. The regulation lists the sub-bands considered for provision of mobile network services in preparation to awarding more frequencies to mobile use in the near future. The consultation on the document is… Read more...

Ofcom has launched a further consultation on new uses for mmWave bands. The UK regulator has decided to make over 6GHz of spectrum available in 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands for mobile technology. The consultation asks stakeholders to submit their comments on auction design for citywide licences, licensing conditions… Read more...

CEPT has opened a consultation on the draft recommendation on cross-border coordination for Mobile/Fixed Communications Networks (MFCN) in the 26 GHz band. The draft recommends administrations to create agreements on coordination on the band use in border areas. The consultation is open until April 20, 2023. Read more...

The Latvian Public Utilities Commission is seeking opinions on the most effective use of the 26 GHz band in Latvia. The regulator is making the 25.1-27.5 GHz band available for mobile operators from Janury 1, 2024, but is yet to decide whether the frequencies will be awarded through an auction… Read more...

The Telecommunications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARTP) of Senegal has launched a consultation on deployment of 5G technology. Stakeholders are invited to submit their views on the maturity of the digital ecosystem in Senegal, and which spectrum bands would be appropriate for deploying 5G in the Senegal. Submissions can be… Read more...