by PolicyTracker
Ofcom is consulting on releasing spectrum in 3.6-3.8 GHz. It considers it a high priority band for future mobile use, due to the large amount of spectrum available and the interest in this band for the rollout of future 5G services. The regulator is looking at two options. The first is to… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The Italian government has agreed to a November switch-off date for regional broadcasting services that interfere with broadcasters and FM radio services in neighbouring countries. Read more...
by Jonathan Watson
The success of the US incentive auction and the wider mobile allocation given to 600 MHz at WRC-15 means that mobile usage in this band will increase, but that is likely to be a long-term process, considering the widespread broadcasting use and opposition in Europe and Africa. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Globalstar has been waiting for over two years for regulatory permission to roll out a terrestrial low power service (TLPS) using mobile satellite service (MSS) spectrum. Now it's pressing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act quickly, despite ongoing opposition from wireless communications providers. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
28 GHz is off the table at the moment, but the Radio Spectrum Policy Group is not completely ruling out its use at a later stage. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The new president of the Philippines instigated the audit last month but the country’s competition authority faces an uphill battle in a regulatory environment which some feel has been 'captured' by the local mobile industry. Read more...
by Jaroslaw Adamowski
The European Commission (EC) has sent a letter to the Polish government about last year’s 800 MHz spectrum auction amid concerns that it may have infringed EU law. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The UK regulator is consulting on its policy for authorising the use of spectrum at 1781.7-1785 MHz and the block paired with it, 1876.7-1880 MHz (together known as the DECT guard band). There are currently twelve licensees who are authorised to use this spectrum on a low power shared access… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
With Egypt's three mobile operators having refused 4G spectrum licences, and the regulator considering whether to offer the spectrum to international players, the GSM Association (GSMA) has urged both sides to settle their differences. But whether any telecoms company outside Egypt will want to enter the market appears questionable. Read more...