by Kane Mumford
Europe’s Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has joined EU governments in expressing doubts over more centralised spectrum policy. The group has also heard from EU member states about their 700 MHz migration plans. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Andrus Ansip, vice president of the European Commission in charge of the Digital Single Market, told telecoms ministers that the Commission was “prepared to improve” its proposal on making the regulators' body an EU institution. However, both BEREC and the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) could see some changes. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The GSMA and ETNO have called on legislators yet again to ditch their “grim” approach to the 5G vision, as if having concerns about one-size fits all licence terms, pushy auction planning rules and more centralised control of spectrum policy were just a way to spoil everyone else’s fun. Are longer licence… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
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by Kane Mumford
Telecoms minsters will meet in Luxembourg tomorrow to discuss their position on the Commission’s proposed Electronic Communications Code (ECC) and are expected to continue to push back against further harmonisation of spectrum rules. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
As the US regulator prepares for a reverse auction to expand broadband to underserved areas, ViaSat says the proposal to include latency in the weighting of bids could hamper its ability to provide services. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications has launched a consultation regarding the allocation of spectrum for mobile use in the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz, which would become available by 2019. A single unused block (2x5 MHz) of 2.6 GHz would also be offered. In the 700 MHz band, 2x30 MHz… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said the measures outlined in the European Commission's 5G Action Plan were a minimum requirement for 5G. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Narrow band-IoT (NB-IoT) will feature in a separate radio interface technology (RIT) proposal from 3GPP for the eventual ITU 5G standard. Read more...