by Toby Youell
July 15, 2020: ComReg has decided to extend this consultation until August 17. This responds to a request from an interested party. July 6, 2020 The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a request for views about auction formats for its planned multiband spectrum auction. The consultation closes on August 4. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Nigerian regulator the NCC has suspended the spectrum trading guidelines it issued in 2018 until it has completed a review. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is seeking comment on petitions for reconsideration it has received with regard to the 6 GHz band. The petitions, received from stakeholders with interest in fixed links and mobile broadband, seek reconsideration of the FCC's decision to make available the 5925 - 7125 MHz band… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK government and global mobile operator Bharti Global have acquired a 90 per cent stake in OneWeb at a bankruptcy auction for $1 billion. Read more...
by Catherine Viola
Dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) is being hyped as a key technology for mobile operators to deploy from 2020. Using DSS, they can run 5G and LTE at the same time in the same spectrum band, without the headaches associated with traditional refarming methods. In this blog, we look at why… Read more...
by Richard Handford
South Korea has become the latest country, following recent decisions in the US and Brazil, to open 5925—7125 MHz for unlicensed services. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev resigned as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan in June over a corruption scandal linked to a spectrum licence renewal. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, is consulting on several aspects of its planned 26 GHz band award. In particular, it is seeking comment on the draft allocation legislative instruments for the 26 GHz band, and the draft spectrum licence technical framework. Both papers are open for public comment until August… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Traditional spectrum refarming methods can be costly and time-consuming. But in the absence of limitless new greenfield spectrum, some refarming can benefit the deployment of a new generation of mobile technology. According to a new research note, many operators are avoiding the headaches of static refarming by using new Dynamic… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
A mobile broadband identification in 6 GHz has already emerged as one of the most contentious proposals for WRC-23 and we will be considering it in depth in our next webinar on Wednesday 15 July at 3 pm BST (4 pm CET; 10 am EDT). Our expert speakers reflect the… Read more...