by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on proposed changes to its licence-exemption regime for some bands. The proposals include three new licence-exemptions for some bands, as well as the removal of licence-exemption for vehicle radar at 24.25 - 24.5 GHz. That change is in line with European… Read more...
by Toby Youell
March 24, 2020: Ofcom has suspended all consultation deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. February 21, 2020 The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on human exposure to Electromagnetic Field Emissions (EMF). It proposes to add specific licence conditions requiring adherence International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines on EMF.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has published a consultation on its proposed rules for an auction of spectrum resources for Local DAB Region 2. The consultation is available for public comment until May 8. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Luxembourg regulator has issued a consultation on the ministerial decisions needed to proceed with its planned auction of the 700 MHz and 3420 - 3750 MHz bands. The consultation will be open for public comment until April 10. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The European group of regulators, the CEPT, has issued a consultation related to the spectrum needs and feasibility of future railway mobile communications systems. Its discussions are set out in draft CEPT Report 74, which was developed in response to a mandate from the European Commission on spectrum for the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe's technical authority, Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), has issued a consultation on compatibility of Railway Mobile Radio and mobile broadband in three frequency bands. Its studies are set out in draft ECC Report 318, which concerns compatibility between RMR and MFCN in the 900 MHz range, the 1900-1920 MHz band and… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe's technical authority, Electronic Communications Committee (ECC), has developed a technical toolkit to assist administrations in finding alternatives ways to make available the 26 GHz band. This is set out in draft ECC Report 317, which concerns additional work on 26 GHz to address spectrum use under authorisation regimes other than… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, has issued a consultation on using mobile broadband spectrum assignments for drones. Its discussion is set out in draft ECC Report 309. That report concerns the use of MFCN for the command & control and payload links of UAs within the current MFCN harmonised… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, is consulting on changes to its recommendations on the use of spectrum by short range devices. The changes concern both the main text and annex 1 of ERC Recommendation 70-03. The consultation is open to public comment until April 16. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe's technical authority, the ECC, is proposing to amend its rules for ESIMs. These new rules are set out in a draft revision to ECC Decision (15)04. That decision concerns the harmonised use, free circulation and exemption from individual licensing of Land, Maritime and Aeronautical Earth Stations On Mobile Platforms… Read more...