by Patrick Gahan
CEPT has called for feedback on a draft report (ECC Report 272) concerning satellite earth Stations operated in the frequency bands 4-6 GHz, 12-18 GHz And 18-40 GHz in the vicinity of airports and airfields. This includes both fixed stations as well as those installed on vessels and aircraft. The… Read more...
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The WGFM sub-group of the ECC has issued ECC Report 217 to a consultation. The Report examines the regulatory and technical aspects applicable to the use of Land and Maritime Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms (ESOMPs) operating in Ka-band Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite systems. The Report concludes that these ESOMPs may be… Read more...
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The TRA has issued a consultation on proposed amendments to the way it regulates the use of spectrum for Earth Stations. These proposals follow a review of some aspects of the UAE's legislation concerning spectrum, that was undertaken by consultants LS telcom. The consultation deadlines have been set so as… Read more...
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The UK regulator has issued a consultation paper in which it seeks comment from all telecoms and broadcast stakeholders on how to proceed with gathering information for a new three-yearly mandatory report to the government on the UK's communications infrastructure. The first report is due to be submitted in August… Read more...
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The consultation document contains a number of proposals to change the arrangements for license exemption in the UK. This includes liberalising current license-exemption criteria for High Density Fixed Satellite Services, Railway Level Crossing Sensor Systems, Underwater system use below 30 MHz and a number of short-range devices. In each of… Read more...
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South Africa has issued its revised draft spectrum regulations to a public consultation. The revisions address "anomalies" that the regulator, ICASA, found in the draft regulations from 2011. The draft rules established the regulatory framework for assigning spectrum licences in South Africa. The processes described in the regulations are designed to be… Read more...
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Bahrain's TRA is asking interested parties to detail their current and future requirements for access to radio spectrum as well as submitting their views on spectrum management techniques. This will help the TRA in preparing a spectrum release plan giving details on the bands to be released, the timescales and… Read more...
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On June 30, the final report of a working group chaired by LightSquared and the United States Global Positioning System Industry Council (USGIC) was presented to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The report examined instances of interference from LightSquared's proposed LTE service in the satellite L-Band with GPS systems. The… Read more...
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The US regulator has published a lengthy "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" which proposes several measures to increase the potential for sharing between terrestrial and satellite services in the 37.5 to 42.5 GHz V Band. A second proposal envisages deleting the Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS) allocation in the 42.0 to 42.5… Read more...
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The British regulator is proposing to vary the 3G mobile licences of the five licence holders to increase the permitted base station power limits from 62dBm to 68dBm. The consultation is in reponse to an initial request from Vodafone to have its power limits increased to 65dBm. Ofcom then held… Read more...