by Dianne Northfield
The Wi-Fi and cellular industries are set to clash again at WRC-23 with the main battle over licensed and unlicensed mid-band spectrum. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
WRC-23 is likely to be more important for OTT players than any previous WRC in terms of protecting and expanding their interests in license-exempt spectrum. Facebook, Google and Microsoft are focused on unlicensed spectrum and the three will not favour IMT identifications across a range of mid-band frequency ranges that… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian communications regulator, the ACMA, has issued its draft five-year spectrum outlook 2020-24 to a public consultation. The document includes how it intends to: revise and update its forward allocation plan plan for private long-term evolution networks explore new bands for monitoring set out a detailed work plan for… Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Participants at the virtual 6G Wireless Summit last month shared insights on what 6G might look like. They also highlighted the importance of influencing the standardisation process. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Latvian regulator, the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK), has issued a consultation about its plans to award the 700 MHz band. According to the proposals, the regulator will auction three lots of spectrum, comprising a 2 x 10 MHz block and a 5 MHz unpaired block. The reserve price for… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Ethiopian Communications Authority has issued a consultation on its draft Telecommunications Licensing Directive. The document includes proposals about how it will assign and renew spectrum rights going forward. The document is open to public comment until May 11. Read more...
by Toby Youell
An attempt to introduce a third mobile operator in Jamaica has descended into lawsuits, police raids and accusations of foul play. Read more...
by Toby Youell
April 24, 2020: This Public Notice will be published in the Federal Register on April 27 here. The deadlines for public comments and reply comments remain May 1 and May 15. February 28, 2020 The FCC approved this Public Notice at its monthly open meeting. The document is open to public… Read more...
by Richard Handford
Asian governments need to delicense the 6 GHz, 60 GHz and 70 GHz bands for Wi-Fi and backhaul as a priority, said Bharat Bhatia, president of ITU-APT Foundation of India, during a PolicyTracker webinar. Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
1992 was an eventful year. The Cold War officially ended, NAFTA was signed, and the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-92) identified the 1980 - 2010 MHz and 2170 - 2200 MHz bands for both the satellite and terrestrial components of Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication Systems. These agreements were somewhat… Read more...