by Richard Handford
Despite being its first in four years, the country's sale of 1800 and 2100 MHz frequencies still only attracted a single bidder and left much spectrum unsold. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
SpaceX's Starlink is one of the leading constellations of non-geostationary (NGSO) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. In doing so, it is traversing a complex array of international and national regulations while at the same time amassing approvals to use spectrum across a range of bands. Starlink is not only competing… Read more...
by Toby Youell
An award-winning paper suggests a new market-based solution to spectrum policy: bounty hunters Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Low-Frequency Array, or LOFAR network recently captured some of the most detailed images of the galaxies so far. Capturing these images is also a spectrum management challenge. Read more...
by Richard Haas
French telecoms regulator ARCEP has announced a consultation on draft award procedures in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The regulator aims to assign the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin; and the 900 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands in Saint-Barthélemy. This consultation was announced alongside a… Read more...
by Richard Haas
French telecoms regulator ARCEP has announced a consultation on the draft award procedures for the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique. This consultation was announced alongside a similar consultation in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The regulator plans to assign the… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Other administrations that made spectrum available during the pandemic are also preparing to reclaim it for auction. Read more...
by Richard Haas
Ireland’s Comreg is holding a consultation on the draft decision to extend the temporary spectrum management measures imposed amid the covid-19 pandemic. The regulator is proposing extending the temporary licenses in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands beyond 1 October. Comreg notes that it expects this to… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (IBPT) has issued a consultation on the granting of temporary user rights for the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands in the North Sea. This follows a previous consultation on the 30 June 2021, which invited parties interested in temporary user rights… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Read more...