Building on the recent Commission Decision reserving radio spectrum for Mobile Satellite Services this consultation asks for views on a proposed framework for the selection and authorisation of operators to provide those services. Since the proposed framework includes regulatory actions at national level, Member States have been invited to run… Read more...

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...

Comments invited on a compatibility study between proposed GBSAR applications and other services operating in this frequency range namely Radiolocation Services and Earth Exploration Satellite Services. Read more...

The UK regulator is proposing to extend spectrum trading to the Maritime and Satellite Earth Station sectors. The extension of spectrum trading to these sectors in part of Ofcom's programme to to roll out the ability to trade across all of its licence products. Since spectrum trading was first introduced… Read more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This consultation considers the licensing arrangements that should be applied to base stations associated with Complementary Ground Components (CGC) operating as integral parts of 2 GHz mobile satellite systems. A European Commission Decision designates 1980-2010 and 2170-2200 MHz to mobile satellite services including those which operate complementary ground components as… Read more...