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April training course: an essential overview plus new thinking on auctions
Feb 21, 2020
by PolicyTracker

As well as giving a solid grounding in the technical, economic and legal issues, this April our signature course, Understanding Modern Spectrum Management, takes a deeper look at spectrum auctions. Concern that they may hinder investment has led France to re-refocus its assignment policy on network coverage. At the forefront of… Read more...

WRC-19 makes a new possible 5G band: 10 – 10.5 GHz

When the world's regulators met in Egypt last year to discuss the agenda for WRC-23, it was widely thought that there will be a discussion of potential IMT identifications in frequencies between 3.3 GHz and 24 GHz. As with every compromise, not everyone got what they wanted. The satellite and… Read more...

Australian consultation on amateur use of the 3400 – 3575 MHz band
Feb 20, 2020
by Toby Youell

February 20, 2020: The ACMA has made some updates to its proposals regarding changes to the rules for amateur use of the 3.5 GHz band. To allow stakeholders to respond, the consultation closing date has been changed to March 20. January 30, 2020 The Australian regulator, the ACMA, is welcoming feedback… Read more...

North Macedonia consultation on 5G award
Feb 20, 2020
by Toby Youell

February 20, 2020: The AEK has extended the deadline for this consultation from March 6 to April 20. This responds to a request from two telcos. February 11, 2020 The North Macedonia regulator, the AEK, has issued a consultation regarding its plans for a 5G award. According to the document, the… Read more...

Swedish consultation on 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands expiry
Feb 19, 2020
by Toby Youell

The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation regarding how it should address forthcoming expiration of licences in the 900 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands at the end of 2025 and 2023 respectively. It is considering whether it should re-award the frequencies, and if so how and when. The… Read more...

Brussels to harmonise small cell deployment by June 2020
Feb 19, 2020
by Manuel R. Marti

The European Commission (EC) will soon adopt an "implementing regulation" to facilitate and harmonise the deployment of small cells in the European Union (EU).  Read more...

Is benchmarking bad for 5G deployment?
Feb 18, 2020
by Toby Youell

The global supply of mobile spectrum is increasing, while operators’ ability to pay for it is decreasing. So why are spectrum prices not falling? Read more...

The implications of WRC-19 for 5G
Feb 17, 2020
by Catherine Viola

Controversy, compromise, and consensus: the latest World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) at Sharm el-Sheikh had it all. Credit must go to the 3400 delegates from 165 ITU member states for their efforts not just over the four weeks of the conference, but throughout the preceding four years of preparatory studies and… Read more...

Thailand 700 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.6 GHz, and 26 GHz
Feb 17, 2020
by PolicyTracker

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Read more...