by Toby Youell
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued two consultation documents related to its upcoming auction of the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. The revised proposals would no longer include coverage obligations that Ofcom says are made obsolete by voluntary commitments made by mobile operators earlier this year. One… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, ANACOM, has issued a consultation on its plans to award spectrum across six frequency bands in an auction scheduled for Q2 2020. This will include the 700 MHz and 3.4 - 3.8 GHz bands, which are earmarked for 5G in the European Union, as well as other… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator, the CTU, has proposed to update its regulations for short range devices so as to take into account new European standards. The consultation will be open until November 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Czech regulator, the CTU, has proposed to update its regulations to allow further licence-exempt use. In particular, it proposes to allow use of the 66 - 71 GHz band. The consultation will be open until November 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 21, 2019 No country objected to the consultation, meaning that it is now open for public comment. The consultation will be open until December 10. October 14, 2019 Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, plans to issue an ECC Report on receivers to a public consultation. The draft… Read more...
by Toby Youell
October 21, 2019 No country objected to the consultation, meaning that it is now open for public comment. The consultation will be open until December 14. October 14, 2019 Europe's technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, plans to issue a consultation on cross-border coordination for three mobile broadband bands. In… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The high-level advisory group that assists the European Commission in the development of radio spectrum policy, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, has issued its draft work programme for the next few years to a public consultation. In addition to potential future requests from one of the major EU institutions, the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The European technical authority, the Electronic Communications Committee, has issued draft ECC Recommendation (20)01 to a public consultation. The draft Recommendation concerns "guidelines to support the introduction of 5G while ensuring, in a proportionate way, the use of existing and planned FSS transmitting earth stations in the frequency band 24.65-25.25… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on its plan to extend spectrum licences held by Orange for the French Overseas Territories of Mayotte and Reunion. Under the proposal, licences for the 900 MHz band in Mayotte and both the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands in Reunion,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the BIPT, is holding a public consultation on potential changes to a 3.5 GHz band licence concerning its use in the North Sea. The regulator will consider responses to this consultation until October 11. Read more...