by Toby Youell
The frontiers of useful and valuable spectrum, we are told, are constantly moving upwards. A visitor from 2010, for example, might be shocked by Thai mobile operators paying $375 million for the 26 GHz band, or their South Korean counterparts paying $550 million for the 28 GHz band. The same,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications has issued a consultation on making the 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz band available through an auction. It also proposes to make 500 MHz of the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed services. The document is available for public comment until December 3. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Mexico's regulator and mobile industry say a proposed increase of over 50 per cent in annual spectrum fees would limit future investments and discourage bidding in upcoming auctions. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Finnish regulator is consulting on the future of the 174 - 230 MHz band. The spectrum was used for terrestrial television broadcasting until March 2020, but now is vacant. The consultation will be available for public comment until November 30. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Thierry Breton, the European Commission (EC) official responsible for the EU internal market, has criticised EU member states for high spectrum costs and fragmented spectrum policies. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is to make the 5850—5895 MHz band available for unlicensed services and the 5895—5925 MHz band for the 3GPP-based C-V2X standard. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Poland’s 5G wholesale network plan appears to have made substantial progress in recent months, with the country’s four mobile operators entering advanced talks with wholesale service provider Exatel and various government agencies. Read more...
by Toby Youell
November 2, 2020: This consultation will go ahead as no objections were received to its publication. The document will be available for public comment until December 1. October 12, 2020 Europe's technical authority, the ECC, plans to issue a consultation about draft revisions to ECC Report 271. The report concerns… Read more...