One of the clearest spectrum management trends in the last few years is the allocation of the 6 GHz band for licence-exempt/unlicensed services. With some notable exceptions (such as China), the vast majority of the G20 group, which represents around 90% of global economic activity, have made significant moves to… Read more...

The Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernization (KMD), is consulting on updating its primary legislation for telecoms regulation, the Electronic Communications Act. The legislation would reform the functioning of the regulator, Nkom. The consultation is available for public comment until October 15. Read more...

July 7, 2021: This consultation has been extended by 30 days. Comments are now due by August 11, while reply comments are due on September 10. June 9, 2021 This Proposed Rule will be published in the Federal Register on June 10 here. It will be available for public comment… Read more...

July 7, 2021: This consultation has been extended until July 26. June 13, 2021 The Saudi regulator, the CITC, has issued a consultation about its plans to identify spectrum in the 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands for WLAN applications. The consultation is available for public comment until July 8. Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation on the harmonised use and exemption from individual licensing of fixed earth stations operating with NGSO FSS satellite systems in the frequency bands 10.7-12.75 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz. The draft revision to ECC Decision (17)04 is available for public comment until… Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation on the efficient usage of the spectrum at the border of CEPT countries between mobile TDD networks in the frequency band 3400-3800 MHz. The draft ECC Report 331 is available for public comment until August 25. Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation regarding mobile communication services on-board aircraft (MCA) in the 1800 MHz band. The draft CEPT Report 81 responds to a mandate from the European Commission to: “Study and assess conditions to operate 5G non-AAS [non-Active Antenna System] connectivity for MCA in… Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation regarding the protection of military radiolocation systems operating below 3.4 GHz from small cells operating at 3.4 - 3.8 GHz. The draft ECC Recommendation (21)02 is available for public comment until August 31. Read more...

Indonesia’s first two 5G networks have launched within the space of several weeks despite a scarcity of available frequencies in the country. The spectrum situation might improve in 2022. Read more...

A US law that mandates the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pay federal agencies 110 per cent of clearing costs should be reviewed, says acting FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel. Read more...