by Richard Handford
What's going on with spectrum sharing in Asia? Already there have been several exciting examples across the region to discuss, including China’s decision this year to license the 3.3 GHz band on a shared basis. Our speakers will look at whether the region will take its own distinct path. Included… Read more...
by Richard Handford
South Korea wants to assign a further 320 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band for 5G, following its initial award of 280 MHz in the band in 2018. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The latest iteration of the PolicyTracker Spectrum Database (PSD) takes into account changes to less than 5500 MHz of spectrum worldwide since March 2020—about half the amount recorded in Q1 2020. Unusually, none of these changes arose from auctions of spectrum below 6 GHz. The slowdown in assignments is particularly… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The German regulator, BNetza, has issued a consultation on assigning the 450 MHz band once current licences expire at the end of this year. It proposes that licence-holders should be obliged to make radio network infrastructure available to critical infrastructure providers. The consultation is open for public comment until August… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
UK regulator Ofcom will, as expected, liberate spectrum in the lower 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi, aligning it with the US, South Korea and other countries—and adding to the upcoming WRC-23 debate over whether the band should be licensed for 5G or made licence-exempt. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Colombian ICT Ministry is asking industry to give information about when it plans to deploy 5G services in Colombia, and which bands it plans to use. For the first time, this consultation asks about use of the 3.5 GHz band. Information must be submitted by August 24. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Saudi Arabia's regulator, the CITC, is consulting on its spectrum outlook for commercial and innovative services for the next five years. This follows the CITC's recently approved National Spectrum Strategy, which is in line with the country's Vision 2030. The new document proposes making available more than 10 GHz of… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
What will 6G networks look like? How will they differ from 5G? What are the 6G use cases? What are the implications for regulators? Do we need policy changes to harness the potential of the THz bands? It's early in the research process but our panel of experts for 6G:… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
"SOS—Save Our Spectrum” wants to prevent further restrictions on the use of wireless microphones, secure more spectrum for exclusive use and give wireless productions primary user status. Read more...