by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, is consulting on three documents related to jamming devices and radiocommunications device exemptions. These documents are: A review of the radiocommunications prohibitions and exemptions framework; A plan to exempt police from offences related to drone jamming devices and; A proposal to change the rules regarding… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to allow more frequencies to be used by earth stations in motion communicating with geostationary satellites. It will also liberalise the rules for some bands to allow for communication with non-geostationary satellites. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation about the single user throughput model that it uses in its planning for an upcoming auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. This follows a request from a stakeholders. The consultation is open to public comment until June… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
TerreStar Corporation, which acquired and then lost 64 commercial wireless licences in the 1.4 GHz band, has been given temporary use of the spectrum to support wireless medical telemetry services (WMTS). Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Finnish regulator Traficom is pressing ahead with plans for the country’s 26 GHz auction despite the disruptive impact of the coronavirus. Read more...
by Toby Youell
May 14, 2020: The ACMA has now published this consultation paper here. The consultation will close on July 8. May 11, 2020 The Australian regulator, the ACMA, will soon issue a consultation on how it should award the 850/900 MHz band. The regulator decided in December 2019 that it would… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Irish regulator, ComReg, is consulting on its draft Information Memorandum and Regulations for an upcoming award of the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands. Comments on the documents can be made until June 24. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The use of spectrum auctions was once a black-and-white issue but is now more shades of grey. For over a decade auctions have been the predominant method of assigning spectrum because they incentivised spectrum efficiency whereas beauty contests often ended in legal challenges. But in many countries policy priorities have… Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
The UK's regulator has had a frustrating couple of months in its efforts to assign the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. For a start, the Coronavirus pandemic has made it harder to get anything done, especially something as sensitive as a spectrum auction. In response to the… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Belgium’s regulator BIPT recently awarded temporary licences in the 3.6 GHz band to the country’s three mobile operators as well as two telecoms providers focused on verticals. Read more...