by Toby Youell
June 18, 2021: This consultation has been approved and will be available for public comment until August 31. June 7, 2021 Europe's technical authority, the ECC, plans to consult on cross-border coordination for Mobile/Fixed Communications Networks at 900 MHz and 1800 MHz and for Railway Mobile Radio at 900 MHz excluding… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Portugal's regulator, Anacom, has issued a consultation on draft measures that would speed up its sluggish auction of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.6 GHz bands by increasing the number of daily rounds from 7 to 12. It may also consider further measures… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, Anacom, has issued a consultation about its proposal to renew spectrum licences for Vodafone and MEO for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The licences would be extended until 2033. Both operators would be subject to specific coverage conditions. The proposal is available for public comment… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Portuguese regulator, Anacom, is consulting on measures to speed up its slow-moving multi-band auction. The proposed changes would increase the increments in each bidding round, and would decrease their duration. Interested parties have until April 15 to submit initial comments. Any amendments to its regulations would then be subject… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Norwegian regulator, Nkom, has issued a consultation about a new border coordination agreement it has reached with Finland and Sweden. The draft agreement would make it easier to deploy 5G in border regions with respect to the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, L-Band, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation regarding technical rules for using the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands for 5G. The draft CEPT Report 80 responds to a mandate from the European Commission on least restrictive harmonised technical conditions for 5G in EU-harmonised frequencies. The draft report… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator is consulting on its proposed decision to extend 2G and 3G licences by 6 months. The licences are scheduled to expire on March 15, 2021. The consultation is available for public comment until January 18, 2021. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Croatia's regulator, HAKOM, has issued a consultation on changing its technical rules for a series of bands to allow 5G. The proposed changes are in line with harmonised European bandplans for the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, and 2.6 GHz bands. The consultation is available for public… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Hungarian regulator, the NMHH, is consulting on its plans to auction the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands this October. The current licences in the band expire in April 2022. The regulator will hold an in-person consultation in Budapest on September 29. Online comments are due by September 28. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The German regulator, BNetzA, has issued a consultation about how it should re-assign spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2.6 GHz bands when current licences expire at the end of 2025. The consultation will inform a subsequent comprehensive review of options undertaken by BNetzA. The initial consultation, referred… Read more...