by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked amateur and personal radio service licensees not to use the airwaves to “commit or facilitate criminal acts” in the run-up to the US presidential inauguration on 20 January. Read more...
by Toby Youell
US companies have bid $80,916.8 million for abstract spectrum blocks in the 3.7—3.98 GHz band. The gross proceeds, the equivalent of $0.94/MHz/POP, or $247 for every person in the US, make this easily the most expensive spectrum auction ever held. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Who should we use to publicise messages about EMF? Scientists, engineers or... comedians? Scientists at the World Health Organisation tell us that mobile phones carry no known health risk as long as emission limits are observed. Engineers at regulators and operators check that those limits are followed. But is a… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Local authorities have always played a role in the deployment of mobile technologies, but they have only recently started exploring what they could do as spectrum holders. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the IBPT, has issued a consultation on Citymesh's request to extend its 3.5 GHz band licence so that it covers almost all municipalities in Belgium. The consultation is available for public comment until February 11. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Changes in the new iteration of the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database were dominated by auctions in the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands. These bands are becoming core 5G bands. The last three months of 2020 included 6 auctions and two beauty contests. Three of these auctions (Czechia, Cyprus, and Greece) comprised… Read more...
by Richard Handford
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT is working on a proposal to combine auction charges and annual usage fees into a single payment for spectrum. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, is inviting stakeholders to give input on how spectrum in the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands should be assigned once current licences expire at the end of 2025. The regulator's current plan includes a coordinated auction of the 2.1 GHz and 2.6… Read more...
by Toby Youell
COVID-19 may have grounded much international aviation, but pilots are regularly finding their radionavigation systems and related components inoperable. Read more...