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The European Commission is consulting stakeholders with the aim of opening up the TDD portions of the 2/2.1GHz band to services and technologies other than the UMTS it is reserved for at present. While the FDD portions of the band are used throughout Europe for 3G mobile services, the TDD… Read more...
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The ECC has launched a consultation on its decision to harmonise frequency arrangements in the key 2 GHz paired bands (1920–1980 MHz and 2110–2170 MHz) so they can be used for ultra-fast mobile broadband services. The agreement is an amendment to an existing ECC Decision ECC/DEC/(06)01. The spectrum technical conditions are… Read more...
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The ECC has issued a draft decision on spectrum for use by mobiles on aircraft. To ensure successful operation of systems, there is a need to establish a basis for the free circulation and use of relevant equipment within Europe and to provide access to the required spectrum and to… Read more...
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Update: March 17, 2014: The deadline has been extended to April 30. In an advertisement for the consultation, the authority says that there shall be no further extensions. Update: February 10, 2014: The deadline has been extended by a day to April 1. February, 2014 The Trinidad and Tobago regulator has… Read more...
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The Bulgarian regulator has launched a consultation on how it will implement decisions from the European Commission on the allocation of harmonised spectrum in the 1800 MHz, 2 GHz and 3400-3600 MHz bands. The CRC currently plans to make spectrum available as follows: 2 x 20.4 MHz in the 1800… Read more...
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The consultation makes two main proposals: • Changing the 2002 Maastricht Special Arrangement to allow multimedia services in the 1452 – 1479.5 MHz band • Allowing a minimum amount of 7-8 MHz for mobile multimedia in bands 174 – 230 MHz and 470 – 862 MHz However, the RSPG notes… Read more...
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Colombia's IT and communications ministry and the country's independent regulator ANE have jointly launched a 10-day consultation on its plans to auction 20 MHz in the 900 MHz band and 5 MHz in the 1900 MHz band. According to current plans, the spectrum licences will contain roll-out and roaming clauses. The document is available… Read more...
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The ECC has issued a consultation on a report about Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC). Draft ECC Report 214 provides a basis for the frequency designation for the fledgling DA2GC industry. DA2GC is intended to provide airline passengers with access to the internet through a Wi-Fi or cellular network on the aeroplane, which is… Read more...
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Update: 23 July: ComReg has extended the consultation period by two weeks until Friday 8 August. The regulator says that this decision follows a request received from an interested party. 27 June: The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation concerning the liberalisation of the paired 2 GHz band. The proposal implements… Read more...
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The Working Group on Spectrum Engineering (WGSE) has released ECC Report 210 to a public consultation. The group, part of the European body, CEPT, thinks that the frequency bands 5855-5875 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz and 3400-3600 MHz are not suitable candidates to be used by Broadband Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC) because it… Read more...