Under the 5G "roadmap" announced on 16 July, France plans to find more spectrum for 5G networks, promote the development of new uses, support the deployment of 5G infrastructure and ensure transparency and dialogue on 5G rollouts. Read more...

The English language has endless fun with collective nouns. A herd of buffalo is an obstinacy, a group of owls is a parliament, and a superfluity of nuns also appears in dictionaries. But maybe our eyebrows should be raised still further by a new entry to the canon: 5G verticals. Read more...

Ireland's Comreg has opened a preliminary consultation on which bands the regulator should award as part of a proposed multiband auction. Comreg is considering making the following bands available: 700 MHz, 1.4 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 26 GHz but the regulator is of the preliminary view… Read more...

The ITU is seeking comments on a discussion paper entitled Setting the scene for 5G: Opportunities & Challenges. The paper deals with a variety of topics including: The technologies available to realise 5G including core networks. The Spectrum requirements for 5G networks including the spectrum requirements for backhaul and frontal. The challenges faced… Read more...

Frank Krüger, head of the digital society and infrastructure directorate at Germany’s federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure, told this year’s LS telcom "Spectrum Summit" that while the country is planning to issue national licences in the 2 GHz and 3.4–3.7 GHz bands, it will also award regional licences in… Read more...

The UK is looking to implement a CBRS-like model in the 3.8-4.2 GHz band as part of a plan to facilitate verticals' access to 5G.  Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected a proposal from US broadcasters to remove the country from footnotes that were designed to enable global use of the 470–608 MHz band for mobile broadband. Read more...

The future of the 870-876 and 915-921 MHz bands in European Union countries should be laid down at a meeting of the 28-member bloc's Radio Spectrum Committee (RSC) tomorrow. Read more...

Norway's regulator Nkom is seeking feedback on the regulators proposed framework for the allocation of spectrum in the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands. Nkom is proposing to assign  2 x 30 MHz of the 700 MHz band together with 15 MHz of the 2.1 GHz band in and auction that… Read more...

The United Kingdom's Ofcom has published a consultation seeking feedback on extending the unlicensed portion of the 57 - 71 GHz band and making changes to the technical conditions. The proposals apply to both short range devices and fixed wireless systems. Full details can be found on Ofcom's website here and… Read more...