by Toby Youell
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has issued a consultation on its future plans for the 26 GHz band. According to the plans, the 24.25 - 27.5 GHz band would be made available for indoor usage from 2020, and outdoor usage would be authorised from 2026 or perhaps 2025 in Stockholm,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Romania's regulator, ANCOM, has issued its draft Action Plan for 2020 for a public consultation. The draft document includes its plans to auction the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1500 MHz, 2.6 GHz, 3.4 - 3.6 GHz bands in the first half of 2020. It also discusses the proposed extension of… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Sweden's regulator, the PTS, has announced it will hold a consultation in Q1 2020 concerning its planned auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz band. The regulator will have to make sure that the auction is in line with recently-passed telecoms legislation that requires the regulator to take into… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on its proposal to amend the rules for licence-exempt access to the 874 - 876 MHz and 915 - 921 MHz bands. The proposed changes take into account a European Commission Decision regarding certain categories of Short Range Devices. That Decision includes… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Romanian regulator, ANCOM, has issued a draft decision on granting frequency usage rights to a public consultation. The proposed changes are mostly procedural in nature. For example, it is proposed that applicants for spectrum licences no longer need to add a stamp to their application documents. The consultation is… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Swiss regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on replacing its current Frequency Management and Radiocommunication Licensing Ordinance with a new Radio Frequency Order. This would implement changes to the Swiss Telecommunications Act, which were approved by the Parliament earlier this year. The regulator says that the difference between the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Danish Energy Agency has issued a consultation regarding the possibility of making spectrum available for private 5G networks, particularly in the 3.5 GHz band. The agency will also host a meeting at its offices in Copenhagen to discuss the topic on December 13. Responses to the consultation must be… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Irish regulator, ComReg, has issued a consultation on proposed updates to its triaging process and a new classification system for its Spectrum Intelligence & Investigations Unit. The consultation is open to public comment until January 17. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate is consulting on its plans to award the 700 MHz, L-Band, and 2.1 GHz bands. The Dutch government proposes to include spectrum caps and a reserve price that would raise at least €0.9 billion. The auction itself is scheduled for Spring 2020,… Read more...