Arcep has launched a public consultation on the draft decision to award 900 MHz frequencies in Réunion. The consultation seeks comments on both an award of 5 MHz currently available, and roughly 30 MHz of frequencies that will become available in May 1, 2025. Comments can be sent to the… Read more...

The Icelandic Telecommunications Office is asking for comments on the changes planned for coverage, speed and quality requirements of high-speed mobile networks in all bands assigned to MNOs (800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.6 GHz). Secondly, there is an obligation to build a high-speed transport network… Read more...

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 Hong Kong Communications Authority and the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development have jointly launched a consultation on plans to re-assign 20 MHz of spectrum in the 850 MHz and 900 MHz frequency bands and 90 MHz in the 2.3 GHz band. The 20 MHz in the sub-1 GHz… 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...

UK regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation proposing to make spectrum available for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The regulator proposes to make 2 x 3 MHz in the 700 MHz band and 2 x 4 MHz in the 800 and 900 MHz bands for PSNI communications use.… 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...

Telecom regulator TRAI has launched a consultation on the spectrum needs of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for railway traffic control. NCRTC, a joint venture company of the Indian Government and the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, has requested the Department of Transportation to allocate… 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...