by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on draft statutory instruments that would support its local spectrum access and spectrum sharing policies. The draft statutory instruments would amend The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2012, The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2011, and The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations… Read more...
by Toby Youell
It's not spectrum auctions that have produced most of the updates in this quarter's PolicyTracker Spectrum Database (PSD). The last quarter of 2019 saw 817.4 MHz of new or changed assignments, but roughly only a quarter (220 MHz) of these came from new awards. Although regulators around the world are… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Estonian government and regulator has issued two consultation documents concerning awarding the 700 MHz and 26 GHz bands. The consultation is open to pubic comment until December 13. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) got underway yesterday in the Egyptian beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, and it will continue until 22 November 2019. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued two consultation documents related to its upcoming auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. The revised proposals would no longer include coverage obligations that Ofcom says are made obsolete by voluntary commitments made by mobile operators earlier this year. One… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is preparing a Request for Proposals that will include up to four dynamic spectrum sharing testbeds to see how high-power mid-band radars can share with commercial 5G services. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The German government has revealed its plans to increase spectrum fees for industry-owned networks. Read more...
by Manuel R. Marti
The ITU’s Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-19) concludes today, outlining the organisation’s role and priorities for the upcoming years. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has issued a consultation on its plans to award spectrum across six frequency bands in an auction scheduled for Q2 2020. This will include the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands, which are earmarked for 5G in the European Union, as well as other… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Department of Defense plans to consult on its draft Request for Proposals on its use of 5G technology. Its proposed first tranche of work on 5G will include live trials of sharing between high-power mid-band radars and commercial 5G services. The DoD intends to publish the draft RFP… Read more...