by Manuel R. Marti
Brazil’s regulator Anatel agreed last month to open the entire 6 GHz band (5925—7125 MHz) for unlicensed services. The move could result in Brazil becoming the second country in the world—after the US—to release 6 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi. Read more...
by Toby Youell
June 5, 2020: The FCC has issued a consultation on revisions to the lump sum categories and payment amounts. The new notice will be open to public comment for a week from June 8 to June 15 here. May 12, 2020: The FCC has agreed to extend the consultation deadline on… Read more...
by Toby Youell
June 5, 2020: This consultation is now open for public comment here until August 2. May 29, 2020 The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has agreed to issue a consultation on allowing TV White Space devices to access the 54 - 72 MHz, 174 - 216 MHz, 470 - 608 MHz, and… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The 28 May ruling annulled the Commission decision, finding that the merger would not have harmed competition or consumers. Read more...
by Toby Youell
As spectrum becomes ever more important to the world economy, the chance to influence global usage seems to attract more interest, from more countries, and with input from more businesses. This opportunity arises every four years at World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs). These conferences, run by a UN-affiliated agency called the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator, the CTU, has issued a consultation about its amended plans to auction the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.6 GHz bands. Under the new proposals, a 2 x 5 MHz block in the 700 MHz band will be reserved for new entrants. None of the 3.4 -… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Ethiopia moved a step closer to liberalising its telecoms market by publishing the rules of its first-ever spectrum auction and issuing a call for bidders. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has resumed a consultation about modifications to spectrum licences held by Dense Air. These modifications form part of its planned upcoming 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands auction, which has now been resumed following suspension due to the… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Spectrum sharing has seen intense policy activity in recent years and is unusual because approaches tend to be more country-specific than in most areas of spectrum policy. In this spectrum sharing webinar we examine some of those national approaches with a panel of expert speakers: Martha Suarez, President of the… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
An upcoming auction in Denmark and ongoing consultation processes in a handful of EU countries reveal an increasing interest in the 410—470 MHz frequency range for private utility and Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Read more...