Päivi Ruuska, spectrum management specialist at Telia and vice-chair of the spectrum working group at telecoms firms' association ETNO, has urged regulators to follow EECC best practices for relicensing and suggested perpetual licences. Read more...

French regulator ARCEP has launched a public consultation on the use of spectrum frequencies in the 5 GHz band. The bands under consideration are 5150-5250 MHz, 5250-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MHz. The consultation has been launched to seek views on a draft decision on extending the use of wireless access… Read more...

ANACOM has launched a consultation on the availability of spectrum in the 1500 MHz band. The consultation invites stakeholders to comment on whether there is interest in making the 1427-1517 MHz frequencies available for terrrestrial electronic communications services (SCET) in the the next two years. The regulator is also seeking… Read more...

The Moldovian regulatory ANRCETI has launched a consultation on three draft decisions regarding awards for DTT licences. The consultation proposes an auction on the issuance of licences in the 470-694 MHz frequency band. The regulator says the consultation is open for submissions is July 15, 2022. Read more...

The US Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have issued a consultation on a request for a nationwide waiver of ITS rules for the deployment of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything technology in the 5GHz band. A group of stakeholders have requested permission to use C-V2X… Read more...

The ECC has launched a number of consultations in relation to the harmonisation of the 40 GHz band for mobile and fixed communications networks in Europe. The ECC's draft decision outlines the CEPT objectives to harmonise the 40.5-43.5 GHz frequencies in Europe to facilitate roaming and cross-border coordination. The draft decision… 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...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has published a draft report analysing the changes needed to introduce 5G NR and Active Antenna Systems (AAS) to the 2.3 GHz band. The report provides the least restrictive technical conditions for the introduction of these services, including Block Edge Mask requirements. The document is… Read more...

The company's use of the 700 MHz band for 5G could influence policymakers elsewhere in the region. Read more...

T-Mobile and investment firm WCO have been in dispute over EBS licences in the run-up to the 2.5 GHz auction due to start on 29 July. Read more...