by Martin Sims
Like many companies, PolicyTracker has moved to remote working to limit the spread of coronavirus. However, the nature of our business means that there should be very little effect on our services. You will continue to receive our alerts, the phone is being answered as usual and we have contingency plans in… Read more...
by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed that of the $7.6 billion in revenue from "Auction 103", $3.1 billion was spent on credits to allow incumbents to reorganize their spectrum assets at 38.6—40 GHz. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The advocate for the USA's big mobile operators, the CTIA, recently asked Analysys Mason to benchmark the availability of mid-band spectrum in the US in comparison to other economies. Perhaps unsurprisingly considering the CTIA's campaign to auction a portion of the 6 GHz band, the study found that the US… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on proposed changes to its licence-exemption regime for some bands. The proposals include three new licence-exemptions for some bands, as well as the removal of licence-exemption for vehicle radar at 24.25 - 24.5 GHz. That change is in line with European… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s regulator UKE launched the country’s long-awaited 5G auction earlier this month, offering four licences in the 3.6 GHz band. Read more...
by Toby Youell
March 24, 2020: Ofcom has suspended all consultation deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. February 21, 2020 The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on human exposure to Electromagnetic Field Emissions (EMF). It proposes to add specific licence conditions requiring adherence International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines on EMF.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has published a consultation on its proposed rules for an auction of spectrum resources for Local DAB Region 2. The consultation is available for public comment until May 8. Read more...
by Richard Handford
While the pandemic has unsurprisingly delayed a range of activities from France’s 5G auction to meetings of the ITU, many countries see spectrum as a key element of their response to an unprecedented situation. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) has launched a new working group to consider how to harmonise spectrum-related technical issues. Initial work is expected to focus on channelling plans for the 600 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Read more...
by Richard Handford
Myanmar aims to have released as much IMT spectrum by the end of 2021 as Japan and South Korea, its government said in a white paper. Read more...