The FCC is consulting on submitted long-form applications for licences in the 24 GHz and 28 GHz bands. These licences follow the FCC's auctions of these bands, which concluded earlier in 2019. The FCC believes these applications are acceptable for filing, but there is an opportunity for petitions to deny… Read more...

Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD) has issued a consultation on planned spectrum releases for the coming years. The plans include a multiband spectrum auction in 2020 that would include frequencies in the 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.3 - 3.8 GHz, and 26 GHz bands.… Read more...

Taiwan's regulator, the NCC, plans to consult on its auction of the 1800 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 28 GHz bands. The consultation period for this award will be shortened so it can hold the award by the end of the year. The auction will include 20 MHz in the 1800… Read more...

The Australian telecoms regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation on updating the technical rules for fixed links in the 38 GHz band so as to include arrangements for 112 MHz channels. It also proposes to remove arrangements for 7 MHz and 12 MHz channels and grandfather assignments that currently… Read more...

The Chilean regulator, Subtel, has issued a consultation about a planned multi-band award for 5G services. According to a press release, the award will make available spectrum across four bands: Band Spectrum 700 MHz 20 MHz AWS 30 MHz 3.5 GHz 50 MHz 28 GHz 850 MHz The consultation will… Read more...

Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued a public consultation on the appropriate regulatory framework and policies for 5G. The IMDA currently intends to assign enough spectrum in the 3.5 GHz, 26 GHz, and 28 GHz bands for two nationwide 5G networks. It intends to assign this spectrum through… Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a consultation on its future plans for the 28 GHz band. This paper analyses the different planning issues for each of the services interested in using the 28 GHz band as well as any sharing and coexistence issues. From this analysis… Read more...

Australia's ACMA is expected to release a consultation seeking feedback on a discussion paper concerning the use and planning of the 28 GHz band. The ACMA expects to release this paper in the next month or so in order keep the 26 GHz and 28 GHz consultation process aligned. In the… Read more...

The Undersecretariat of Telecommunications of Chile (SUBTEL) is holding a public consultation on the country's National 5G plan. The consultation seeks feedback and views on a variety of 5G related topics,  including: Which applications, services and economic sectors would benefit from 5G. How existing mobile technologies will coexist with and eventually transition… Read more...

Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) and the Communications Authority (CA)  have jointly launched a public consultation on proposals to assign spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands. The SCED and CA are proposing to assign 4,100 MHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz (24.25 -… Read more...