by Patrick Gahan
Brazil's National Telecommunication Agency (ANTEl)has informed PolicyTracker that the regulator plans to hold a public consultation using frequencies in the S Band for IMT by the Global Mobile Satellite System. To this end ANTEL is planning to review regulations covering frequencies between 1980-2025 MHz and 2160-2200 MHz bands. ANTEL intends to… Read more...
by Spectrum Research Service Blog
Our research notes this week discuss how views on 5G bands have coalesced since WRC-15, giving an overview of Tier One bands like 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz, 26 GHz and 28 GHz, where large-scale deployment is expected over the next five years. Tier 2 bands, where deployment is expected in five to ten… Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s regulator UKE is mulling plans to sell spectrum in the 450 MHz band, but critics of the process claim the spectrum has been undervalued. Read more...
by Martin Sims
Two years ago a large number of possible 5G bands were being proposed but short term plans are now focussed on just three ranges: 600/700 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26/28 GHz. Despite the growing consensus, operators remain more sceptical than vendors or governments. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
26 GHz was identified as a 5G candidate band at WRC-19 and 28 GHz was not. But in the real world, the distinction seems to be blurring. This was highlighted in the comments generated by a recent consultation. One approach is just to call them both 28 GHz... Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
60-70 GHz has good prospects as a long term mobile band as there is currently limited opposition. Additionally the band is little used for backhaul services. The US and ITU candidate ranges are also very similar: 64-71 GHz as against 66 – 76 GHz. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
Malaysia's MCMC has released a marketing plan for the future assignment of 700 MHz spectrum planned for 2 January 2018. The MCMC is offering 80 MHz of spectrum from 703 MHz to 743 MHz and from 758MHz to 798MHz in paired 2x5 MHz blocks and intends to assign the spectrum… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Only five of 50 Asia-Pacific (AP) countries have completed the shift from analogue to digital terrestrial TV (DTT), and most of the others don't seem in any rush to follow, a report from the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) says. Failure to make the move quickly means public broadcasters could lose… Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
The ITU approved for further study just a single 5G band in 50-60 GHz. Industry is treating this as a lower priority than other neighbouring bands. Read more...
by Patrick Gahan
National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Read more...