by Kane Mumford
Inmarsat has declined to comment in detail on the claims from ViaSat, which is taking legal action against the European Commission over the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS). Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
On October 27, 2017 the CTU has announced that the regulator's council has agreed to hold a consultation on a proposed update to utilisation plan for the 6 - 10 GHz band. The proposed update will allow for the use of larger channel widths (80 MHz) in the 6425 - 7125 MHz… Read more...
by Catherine Viola
A key Wi-Fi band, which may be extended further at WRC-19. It is also being used for unlicensed LTE technologies such as LTE-U, LAA, LWA and Qualcomm's MulteFire. Above 5875 MHz the band is used for Intelligent Transport Services. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Inmarsat said the satellite providing the MSS service was completed by July 2016 but ViaSat has pointed to documents suggesting it was not ready seven months later. Inmarsat has declined to comment on the claim. ViaSat is challenging the European Commission over MSS in the European Court and threatened to… Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
With a view to supporting future 5G developments the ISED has called for feedback on the regulator's approach to releasing spectrum in the 28 GHz , 37-40 GHz and 64-71 GHz frequency bands. The deadline for responses was originally given as August 4, 2017, however this has since been extended to November 11, 2017. Read more...
by Martin Sims
Ultra Wideband (UWB) devices - which can transmit high data rates over short distances at a very low power - have an existing exemption from the relevant UK spectrum law, the Wireless Telegraphy Act. This consultation is about how to implement a recent decision by the European Commission on UWB… Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
As part of ACMA's five year spectrum outlook 2017 - 2021 the regulator is consulting on a work plans for new major spectrum projects, the future allocation assignment of spectrum bands and the regulators approach to the implementation of spectrum review and legislative reform. The bands mentioned as being reviewed for future allocation and… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
The "project of increasing the effectiveness of our use of spectrum by sharing is still not so much in the foothills, but with the foothills still in fairly distant view," Martin Cave and William Webb said in a paper published this month. Read more...
by Richard Handford
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has told Policy Tracker that it will accelerate the release of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum, particularly at 26 GHz, for 5G. This is the first time it has adopted an accelerated approach. Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
A row between members of a small community can be very divisive and many feared the failure to make 28 GHz an ITU 5G candidate band would lead to a serious schism. 26 GHz was included and it is these two bands which we focus on in our latest research… Read more...