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FCC to vote on making some C-band licences more mobile-friendly
Oct 09, 2018
by Toby Youell

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote at its monthly meeting on a draft policy developed by Commissioner Michael O’Rielly that is designed to make it easier for mobile operators to use 3550—3700 MHz for 5G mobile services.  Read more...

Revisions to ECC decision on satellite use of 27.5-29.5 GHz
Oct 08, 2018
by PolicyTracker

CEPT has proposed some changes to ECC Decision (05)01 The use of the band 27.5-29.5 GHz by the FS and uncoordinated earth stations of the FSS. The changes relate to compliance with aircraft high intensity radiated field (HIRF) protection criteria. Read more...

Draft plan on 5G and 3.4-3.8 GHz
Oct 08, 2018
by Martin Sims

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania is asking for comments on its plans to develop 5G using 3.4-3.8 GHz. It intends to auction the band in 2019. One of the issue raised in the consultation is TDD network synchronisation. Read more...

FCC takes aim at non-compliant imported radio equipment
Oct 08, 2018
by Toby Youell

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an Enforcement Advisory that warns retailers against selling unauthorized radio equipment.  Read more...

Philippines aims to choose third operator by the end of 2018
Oct 05, 2018
by Richard Handford

It may have taken nearly a decade but the Philippines is close to ending its long-running duopoly. It is using a novel approach to achieve this. Read more...

Italy 3.6-3.8 GHz, 700 MHz and 26 GHz auction
Oct 05, 2018
by Patrick Gahan

Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) Read more...

Valuing the spectrum course: limited places still available
Oct 04, 2018
by Training blog

  Some important announcements about Valuing the spectrum, being held in London on 30-31 October: It will cover techniques for valuing the new 5G mmWave bands Two sessions will be led by Amit Nagpal and Lee Sanders from Aetha Consulting, who have years of experience of valuing spectrum for mobile operators… Read more...

Italy’s 5G bidding war pushes auction prices up to €6.5bn
Oct 04, 2018
by Manuel R. Marti

Italy’s multi-band auction for 5G frequencies became a two-week bidding battle, raising €6.5 billion for the state's coffers. That's more than double the country's target, exceeds by 164 per cent the value of initial offers, and outstrips the price paid in recent comparable tenders.  Read more...

India: population density map and data
Oct 03, 2018
by Chetan Chauhan-Sims

India's population is widely dispersed across the country, where only a small proportion of the population lives in areas with a low population density (less than 25 people per km2). Almost half of the population live in 'built-up' areas which are widely spread around the country but concentrated mostly in… Read more...