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 Toby Youell
March 30, 2020: Anatel has announced that some of the studies related to this consultation will not be released before the public comment period concludes, on April 17. February 17, 2020 Anatel has now published this consultation here. It is open to public comment until April 2. February 7, 2020 Brazil's… 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 Toby Youell
Sweden's regulator, the PTS, has announced it will hold a consultation in Q1 2020 concerning its planned auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz band. The regulator will have to make sure that the auction is in line with recently-passed telecoms legislation that requires the regulator to take into… Read more...
by Toby Youell
South Africa's regulator, ICASA, has published its Information Memorandum (IM) for a long-awaited multiband auction. ICASA plans to award the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz bands. The IM includes various potential combinations of lots that could be used to award the band. The document… Read more...
by Toby Youell
July 10: ComReg has extended the deadline to respond to this consultation to August 7. June 18 The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation on its proposals for an award of the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands. It proposes to attach "precautionary" coverage obligations… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a Public Inquiry about its plans for making available the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands for mobile broadband services. The 700 MHz band is being reallocated from broadcasting services, while the 2.3 GHz band is assigned on a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD) has issued a consultation on planned spectrum releases for the coming years. The plans include a multiband spectrum auction in 2020 that would include frequencies in the 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.3 - 3.8 GHz, and 26 GHz bands.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has issued a consultation on its spectrum plans for 5G. It proposes to hold a 5G spectrum award of the 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands in 2021 ahead of their current licences' expiration in 2022. The consultation includes questions on the possibility… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Austrian regulator, the RTR, has issued a consultation on potential assignments of the 2.3 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The Austrian regulator does not have any detailed plans for the award of either band. However, the 2.3 GHz band was mentioned in its 2016 Spectrum Release Plan, so it… Read more...