by Toby Youell
The Chilean regulator, Subtel, has issued a consultation on making available spectrum on a limited basis for industrial 5G applications. The consultation paper includes questions on which spectrum bands could be made available on this basis and for what bandwidths. The consultation is open for public comments until October 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Mexico's regulator, the IFT, has issued a consultation on spectrum for 5G services. To aid discussion, the regulator has also made available a discussion paper on the topic. The document discusses various potential 5G bands for Mexico, including a series of mmWave frequencies. The IFT will receive comments on potential… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) is calling for input on what regulatory aspects it should consider when drafting a report on the impact of 5G on regulation and the role of regulation in enabling the 5G ecosystem. A working group has already identified some regulatory aspects,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
July 18, 2019: The Colombian government has extended the deadline for responses to this consultation. Responses will now be accepted until August 2. June 28, 2019 The Colombian government has issued its 5G Plan to a public consultation. The document includes a discussion of potential spectrum policy approaches for 5G. It… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, is seeking input following its preliminary study of the 3.8 - 4.2 GHz band. The regulator suspects the band is both under-used by the military; and has good prospects for future mobile harmonisation and as a source of spectrum for video PMSE. PTS welcomes comments… 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 bands. The document sets out decisions that would provide for wide bandwidths for 5G services in these bands, and would protect competition. In all, the PTS intends to award national… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Australian telecoms regulator, the ACMA, has issued a consultation on updating the technical rules for fixed links in the 38 GHz band so as to include arrangements for 112 MHz channels. It also proposes to remove arrangements for 7 MHz and 12 MHz channels and grandfather assignments that currently… Read more...
by Toby Youell
ANATEL, Brazil's regulator, said in a Congressional hearing that it plans to issue a consultation on its planned 5G auction in the near future. The auction, scheduled for Q1 2020, will include the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.4 - 3.6 GHz, and 26 GHz bands. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (IPBT/BIPT) has issued a consultation on its draft decision to deny Citymesh's request to add some municipalities to its 3.5 GHz band licence. According to the draft decision, the regulator denied the request as doing so would deny a competitor the potential… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued a public consultation on the appropriate regulatory framework and policies for 5G. The IMDA currently intends to assign enough spectrum in the 3.5 GHz, 26 GHz, and 28 GHz bands for two nationwide 5G networks. It intends to assign this spectrum through… Read more...