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Brazil’s regulator Anatel is consulting on the creation of buffer zones around airports to protect aeroplane altimeters. Anatel is proposing a 910m radius around airports as well as a 2.1km zone from the end of each aeroplane runway. Within this zone, base station antennas must not point above the horizon… 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 Lithuanian regulator RRT is consulting on changing its frequency allocation table in an effort to harmonise the 694-790 MHz band in line with the European Commission's implementing decision. The European Commission's implementing decision 2016/687 calls for the 694-790 MHz frequency band to be allocated for terrestrial systems capable of… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, is consulting on proposed changes to licences in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band held by UK Broadband. Currently, spectrum licences held by the company have different licence terms from those sold to mobile operators at auction in 2021. Ofcom says aligning the licences will remove barriers such… Read more...

A new academic paper explores why the European equivalent of CBRS failed to catch on and shows how it could be improved. Read more...

Brazilian regulator Anatel could delay the release of the licences and the deadline for meeting the first coverage obligation by 60 days. Read more...

The usefulness of auctions is a perennial problem in spectrum management. This question emerged in last week's book launch for The Debates Shaping Spectrum Policy, and in a new country profile now available for Spectrum Research Service subscribers. Everyone seems to agree that auctions are good at revealing how much… Read more...

Speaking at an event organised by PolicyTracker, Professor Cave said there were no substantial grounds to abandon the market-based mechanisms that were advocated in his review. Read more...

After successfully completing 5G spectrum auctions, France seeks to better support the development of 5G verticals while also addressing EMF concerns. Read more...