by PolicyTracker
The UK regulator has launched a consultation on its provisional proposal to grant a licence variation request submitted by TalkTalk in relation to its Concurrent Spectrum Access licence. The request seeks a modification to the permitted out-of-block emissions to allow the deployment of currently available femtocell technology without the need for… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The plus-or-minus two years’ leeway around the 2020 deadline for broadcasters’ relocation to the lower UHF band is under discussion in the Council and likely to make it into law, said Pascal Lamy in an interview with PolicyTracker. He also said that contrary to the claims of some in the… Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Provisions for wireless power transfer (WPT) in an existing ETSI standard for short range devices have been exceeded in a recent test and the section in the standard relating to WPT has been deleted. ETSI is working to create a new harmonised WPT standard. Read more...
by David Yip
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it aims to make 126 MHz of near-nationwide spectrum available in the 600 MHz band in the upcoming incentive auction - 50 per cent more than its previous estimate of 84 MHz. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Speaking at an ETSI event, European Commission representatives echoed the view of telecoms industry experts who said that other sectors were not showing much interest in 5G yet. Read more...
by David Yip
Mobile operators would like to see more consistency in the management of spectrum across Europe, in particular on licence duration, fees and assignment timeframes. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Much of the public sector spectrum to be made available by the UK government in the next six years is to be shared rather than released, according to government official Nick Munn. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Innovators who come up with ground-breaking technologies that boost spectrum efficiency could win part of a pot of $5 million under legislation working its way through the US Congress. Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Norwegian regulator says it has started preparations for issuing new licences for spectrum in the 2 GHz band where current licensing arrangements expire between 2018 and 2020. It is looking for comments on the future use of 2025-2110 MHz, 2200-2290 MHz and 2300-2400 MHz. Licences for the first two… Read more...
by PolicyTracker
The Austrian regulator expects to auction spectrum in the following bands in the coming years: 700 MHz1500 MHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz3.4-3.6 GHz3.6-3.8 GHz It expects the first four to be used for mobile, and the last two to be used for regional wireless broadband as well as mobile. With this in… Read more...