The Austrian regulator RTR has launched a consultation on the plans to award spectrum in the 26 GHz band and regional usage rights in the 3410 - 3470 MHz band. The regulator is seeking comments from various stakeholders from operators to campus network providers and industrial companies. The consultation is… Read more...

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation has launched a consultation on the 26 GHz band auction terms. The auction is part of the country's recovery strategy, Digital Spain 2026. There will a total of 2,400 MHz available for national licences, and 38 regional licences. The 20-year-licences on offer… Read more...

Romanian regulator ANCOM is seeking opinions on the future use of 26 GHz band. The regulator has launched a consultation to gauge whether there is interest in acquiring rights in the 26 GHz band in the short term (2023-2025) or in the medium term (the period 2026-2028). The consultation applies… Read more...

The Canadian regulator ISED has launched a consultation on establishing a local licensing framework in the 3.9 GHz band and mmWave bands. The aim is to make spectrum available for a broad range of users, including industry verticals. The regulator intends to assign spectrum in the 3900-3980 MHz band. Meanwhile,… Read more...

Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA is consulting on planned modifications to coordination requirements for earth stations. The regulator is proposing to modify which bands need to be coordinated and update requirements for earth stations and microwave fixed point-to-point links The rules that will be changed are called RALI MS 43… 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...

The Canadian Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) has launched a consultation on a policy and licensing framework for the auction of spectrum licences in the 26 GHz, 28 GHz and 40 GHz bands, collectively referred to as millimetre Wave bands. ISED notes access to mmWave spectrum will be… Read more...

Kosovo’s regulator ARKEP is consulting on draft regulations which set out annual spectrum fees. The cost of fees varies by use case and licence type. Fees for spectrum used for mobile services start at 0.21€ per 1 KHz for the 26 GHz band. The highest fees for mobile are found… Read more...

The Montenegrian regulator EKIP has launched a consultation on its draft plan for an auction of the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The regulator is planning to award 15 MHz in the 700 MHz band, 20 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band and 400 MHz in the… 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...