by Toby Youell
June 2, 2020: IFT has announced that it will resume business on July 1, which means that this consultation will close on August 3. May 4, 2020 This consultation has been further extended until June 18. The delay responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. March 24, 2020 The IFT has extended… Read more...
by Toby Youell
June 2, 2020: ANACOM has resumed this consultation. The new deadline for public comments is July 3. March 24, 2020: ANACOM has suspended the deadline for this consultation. This decision follows a request from the country's mobile operators. February 12, 2020 The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has issued its draft auction… Read more...
by Toby Youell
120 MHz of the 3.7—4.2 GHz band is now a step closer to being available by 2021 in key US markets. Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
The hopes for radical change in the relationship between mobile and satellite are largely vested in the new generation of Low earth orbit (Leo) satellites. But how many Leo satellites have launched? How much will the constellations cost? What services will they offer? Which spectrum bands will they use? How… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The next generation of low Earth orbit (Leo) satellites may have fascinated the business community but they are a long way from offering commercial services, as our latest research shows. History may not be on their side but there is no need for despair. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Spectrum policy experts who spoke at a PolicyTracker webinar cautioned against some innovative aspects of recent spectrum assignments, such as auctions with set-asides for industrial applications and auction-less licence renewals. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The history of spectrum policy is littered with attempts to flip satellite spectrum for terrestrial mobile broadband services. But despite recent bankruptcies in the industry, several satellite operators are now looking to do the reverse: to use spectrum allocated to terrestrial services for satellite connectivity. Read more...
by Toby Youell
May 27, 2020: This notice of proposed rulemaking has now been published in the Federal Register here. Comments are still due on June 12, with replies to those comments due by June 29. May 13, 2020 The FCC has issued a consultation on how it will calculate the regulatory fees… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The two Asia-Pacific countries recently awarded spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band without using an auction, albeit for different reasons. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) Read more...