The French regulator ARCEP has opened a consultation on the plans to award frequencies in Martinique and Guadeloupe. All current licences for 900 MHz band expire on April 30, 2025. In addition to the 900 MHz, the consultation seeks views on the allocation of 700 MHz and 3.4-3.8 GHz. The… Read more...

Costa Rica's Sutel has opened a public consultation on the plans to award new spectrum for mobile services. The regulator seeks stakeholder views on a possible auction process, amounts of spectrum required, and any other comments related to the licensing terms. Bands in consideration are 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.3-3.8… Read more...

The Portuguese regulator ANACOM is seeking submissions on the availability of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. The regulator is interested in specific frequencies in the band, including 733-758 MHz (designated as duplex gap separating uplink and downlink frequencies), and 694-703 MHz and 788-791 MHz (which are designated as guard… Read more...

The Telecommunications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARTP) of Senegal has launched a consultation on deployment of 5G technology. Stakeholders are invited to submit their views on the maturity of the digital ecosystem in Senegal, and which spectrum bands would be appropriate for deploying 5G in the Senegal. Submissions can be… Read more...

The regulator in Liechtenstein has opened a consultation on the proposal to award frequencies for 5G services in 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 3.6 GHz through direct assignment. The third EU pioneer 5G band, 26 GHz, is not part of this consultation. The regulator says a decision on the allocation… Read more...

The Australian regulator ACMA has opened a consultation on renewing legislation for licences in the 700 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands. The current technical framework for these bands is set to be "sunset" on April 1, 2023. This happens automatically ten years after they were first registered. The… 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...

Irish regulator has launched a consultation on short-term spectrum rights for the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands from October 2022. The consultation period is shorter than usually, ending on August 31, 2022. Some licences in the bands are set to expire in October. Due to the delay in the… Read more...

Romanian regulator ANCOM is seeking comments on two draft tender documents related to the upcoming 5G multiband auction. The regulator is offering frequencies in the 700 MHz, L-band, 26 GHz and 3.4-3.8 GHz bands. The total value for the auction starting prices is almost €700 million for the entire 555… 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...