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Webinar Mon 12 Oct: How can spectrum policy help the environment?
Oct 08, 2020
by PolicyTracker

This is the question which the Europe's regulators in the RSPG and the wider ITU community is currently grappling with. It is an area where policy is not yet fully formed so please join the debate in our free Greening Spectrum Policy webinar this coming Monday, 12 October, at 3… Read more...

Brazilian consultation on EMF
Oct 08, 2020
by Toby Youell

The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has issued a consultation on testing for human exposure to electromagnetic fields. The consultation is available for public comment until November 4. Read more...

How to do more with less
Oct 07, 2020
by Toby Youell

As our recently-published dossier sets out, the telecoms industry is doing its bit to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels by halving its carbon emissions by 2030. But how can the industry do this while simultaneously improving its services and making them more accessible to under-served communities?… Read more...

Vodafone Idea ignores rival’s call for “2G-free” India
Oct 07, 2020
by Richard Handford

Indian operator Vodafone Idea (VIL) is to phase out 3G while maintaining its 2G service, despite a competitor's call for all 2G users to be upgraded. Read more...

7-11 December: online spectrum management course aimed at Asia and Middle East
Oct 06, 2020
by PolicyTracker

PolicyTracker’s longest-running course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management is being held on 7-11 December with a schedule designed to fit time zones in Asia and the Middle East, starting at 10 am Dubai / 2 pm Singapore / 3 pm Tokyo / 5 pm Sydney. It will be taught in live three-hour… Read more...

Big US operators call for mid-band spectrum cap
Oct 06, 2020
by Toby Youell

The USA’s two biggest telcos have asked the regulator to step in to prevent T-Mobile from acquiring too much spectrum at an upcoming C-band auction. Read more...

UK regulator frees up terahertz spectrum
Oct 06, 2020
by Manuel R. Marti

Ofcom has unveiled plans to open up access to frequencies in the 100—200 GHz range for terrestrial use, but will not introduce a licence-exempt framework as previously proposed. Read more...

US regulator eyes C-band and mobile bands for drone operations
Oct 05, 2020
by Manuel R. Marti

A report submitted to the US Congress by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes to allow unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations in the 5030—5091 MHz band but not at 960—1164 MHz. Read more...

French Overseas Territories consultation on 700 MHz and 3.4 – 3.8 GHz band award
Oct 05, 2020
by Toby Youell

The French regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation about a planned award of the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in several French Overseas Territories across the Americas. Specifically, the consultation discusses awarding the frequencies in Guadeloupe, Guiana, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The consultation… Read more...

Canadian consultation on 3800 MHz band
Oct 05, 2020
by Toby Youell

October 5, 2020 This consultation is available here until October 26. Reply comments are due by November 30. June 8, 2020 The Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science, and Industry, Navdeep Bains, has announced that the government will issue a consultation on the 3800 MHz band in August this year. The… Read more...