Australia's ACMA is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Communications with Space-based Objects licence also known as a CSO licence. One of the proposed amendments is to include the frequency range 399.9 to 400.05 MHz in this licence. Other changes include amending company names and adding a new company.… Read more...

Ecuador's regulator, ARCOTEL, is currently holding a consultation on the use and channeling in the 900 MHz band from 928 - 940 MHz. The deadline for feedback on the proposals and a supporting report is  June 14, 2018 As part of this process a public hearing will be held in… Read more...

On June 8, 2018 Hong Kong's Communication Authority (CA) opened a public consultation seeking feedback on proposals to reduce the licence fee applicable to five different licence types and to introduce a new fee component under a unified carrier licence to promote future internet of things (IOT) services. The full… Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to approve a consultation document on the mmWave bands without substantive changes in spite of potential international issues and resistance from a major military contractor. Read more...

The FCC is considering secondary mobile use of most of this band, adding to the groundswell of interest created by the plans to use 4.5 GHz for 5G in China and Japan. But wider adoption is likely to be hampered by NATO’s use of the band in Europe, as Toby Youell explains. Research… Read more...

4.4 – 5 GHz is not currently used for mobile broadband, but portions of the band will be used for 5G in China and Japan. The FCC is considering allowing secondary mobile use of the band, but its use in Western countries is complicated by NATO’s active use of the… Read more...

EU institutions have reached a provisional deal on the new European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), and have now concluded negotiation stages. Read more...

While Africa is theoretically an energy-rich continent, supply remains poor for most of the population. However, a multi-utility shared spectrum infrastructure project could help to improve the situation. Read more...

The future of the UK's planned Emergency Services Network (ESN)–the LTE-based communications system being developed for the country's police, paramedics and fire services–could be in doubt. Read more...

5G services over millimetre-wave bands will be a tiny fraction of the market and have a relatively slow growth in the near future, according to a study commissioned by the EU. Read more...