by Dugie Standeford
US President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an additional $25 million for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) so it can update its creaky spectrum management system. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The most high-profile agenda item at WRC-19 was undoubtedly the identification of mmWave bands for IMT. While vendors had different emphases, there was in general broad support in the mobile industry for as many IMT identifications as possible, and preferably with few constraints. WRC-23, however, may be a little different.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation about its rules for unwanted emissions for licences in the 3.4 GHz band. These new potential rules respond to 3GPP's standards for using the N78 band (3.3 - 3.8 GHz). The consultation is open for public comment until March 13. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
Mobile World Congress (MWC Barcelona), Europe’s largest telecoms conference, has been called off because of the coronavirus outbreak. This is the first time the event has been cancelled since it started 33 years ago. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a consultation on its proposed 26 GHz auction. It plans to launch the procedure in summer 2020. Read more...
by Toby Youell
February 12, 2020: The NTIA released information relevant to this consultation in a Technical Report on potential sharing options in the 3450 - 3550 MHz band. January 21, 2020 The FCC will publish this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on January 22 here. Comments must be filed by… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Finnish government and regulator have issued several consultations concerning its planned award of the 26 GHz band, currently scheduled for Summer 2020. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on three documents: Government Decree on Radio Spectrum Auctions in the 25.1–27.5 GHz Spectrum; Government Decree amending the Government… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US may sell 280 MHz of the 3.7—4.2 GHz band for mobile broadband use, with $9.7 billion going in incentive payments to satellite operators if they quickly repurpose their operations. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on its plans to award the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz band. The plans include rules designed to ensure that four operators gain at least 80 MHz of spectrum, as well as conditions related to network security. The consultation is open… Read more...
by Richard Handford
The statistics would suggest so. A new report from the European Commission’s 5G Observatory says that Italy is the only country in the 27-member European Union that has assigned spectrum in the 26 GHz band. Compare that with Asia, where South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have awarded 26… Read more...