The chief executive of French mobile operator Bouygues says the auction should be delayed “for a few more months” until late 2020 or early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Bruised from previous WRC cycles, Wi-Fi advocates had focussed on national regulators to open up the 6 GHz for licence-exempt/unlicensed access, rather than taking the fight to the ITU. But WRC-19's decision to consider portions of the band for mobile broadband (IMT) at WRC-23, means that the industry has been… Read more...

June 10, 2020: This consultation will be published in the Federal Register on June 11 here. It will be open for public comment until June 26, and replies to those comments will be due by July 6. May 29, 2020 The FCC is going to consult on several requests from… Read more...

Alan March, who has died at the age of 56 after a short battle with cancer, had a rare combination of talents. He was very successful in raising the profile of the programme-making and special events (PMSE) sector in the spectrum world and in gaining recognition for the important contribution… Read more...

Norway's regulator Nkom recently completed the renewal of several mmWave bands used for fixed links but warned there isn't a "clear market demand" for the 26 GHz band and other mmWave 5G bands. Read more...

June 9, 2020: This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register and is available here. The comment deadline remains June 17, and replies to those comments are due by July 20. May 18, 2020: The comment periods for this consultation have been extended. Comments are now due by… Read more...

Fixed wireless access services are a cost-effective way to provide broadband in both developed and developing countries, says Scott W Minehane, MD of Windsor Place Consulting. With this in mind, regulators should rethink competition policy, as well as the distinctions between fixed and mobile services. Read more...

The Colombian government and its spectrum agency have issued a joint consultation on spectrum public policy for the period 2020 - 2024. The proposal is based on four principles and includes five lines of action. The principles are: maximization of social welfare; regulatory simplification; efficiency (understood as a combination of… Read more...

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The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation on re-opening the Third Party Business Radio Scheme. This document includes proposed spectrum allocations in the VHF and UHF bands. The consultation is open to public comment until July 3. Read more...