by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Romanian regulator Ancom has released its draft action plan for 2018 which states that it wants to auction spectrum for 5G by the end of next year. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The first meeting of 2018 of CEPT’s conference preparatory group (CPG) for WRC-19 will be held in January and will discuss Europe’s position on the UHF band, which broadcasters in the UK have sought to influence. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
Romania's Ancom has opened a public consultation on the regulators Action plan for 2018. In 2018 Ancom intends to develop and adopt a strategy to award licences for the use of frequencies in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2600 MHz, 3400-3600 MHz and 26 GHz bands to enable operators… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The group will review studies into the potential cancer and fertility risks of mobile phone user equipment and infrastructure but some doubt that its members will be impartial. Read more...
by Toby Youell
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has presented a number of spectrum policy decisions and proposals for the mmWave bands. They are the latest moves in an ongoing effort to allow greater use of frequencies above 24 GHz. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
WRC-19 Agenda Item 9.1.3 calls for studies into the technical, operational and regulatory feasibility of allowing new non-geostationary satellites in the 3.7-4.2 GHz (C-band), 4.5-4.8 GHz, 5.925-6.425 GHz and 6.725-7.025 GHz bands allocated to fixed satellite services (FSS). The proposal isn't particularly controversial but any additional spectrum sharing must be… Read more...
by Toby Youell
A new white paper soon to be published by the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Technological Advisory Council (TAC) considers how a risk-informed interference assessment (RIIA) could be used when managing interference between non-geostationary (NGSO) satellites. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Jonas Wessel, the newly-elected chair of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG), told PolicyTracker that the roadmap offers a firm direction towards 5G. Regulators think it is ambitious but feasible. Read more...
by Cyrus Yau
After conducting a series of successful demonstrations of relay technologies for 5G, SK Telecom has started to accelerate its efforts to roll out a 5G service in South Korea earlier than expected. Read more...