The Nigerian regulator NCC is holding a public consultation ahead of the auction of residual 3.5 GHz band licences. The NCC intends to auction 2x100 MHz of the band before the end of the year. Stakeholders can submit comments on the draft Information Memorandum until November 11, 2022. Following this,… Read more...

The Austrian regulator RTR has launched a consultation on the plans to award spectrum in the 26 GHz band and regional usage rights in the 3410 - 3470 MHz band. The regulator is seeking comments from various stakeholders from operators to campus network providers and industrial companies. The consultation is… Read more...

Romanian regulator ANCOM is seeking comments on two draft tender documents related to the upcoming 5G multiband auction. The regulator is offering frequencies in the 700 MHz, L-band, 26 GHz and 3.4-3.8 GHz bands. The total value for the auction starting prices is almost €700 million for the entire 555… Read more...

Ireland’s Comreg is inviting comments on the proposed lease of spectrum rights in the 3.3-3.8 GHz band. Imagine Ireland Communications Limited is seeking to continue its lease of the 3.6 GHz band from Vodafone and Meteor. Regulator Comreg approved the first leases in December 2021, saying that it would not… Read more...

Kosovo’s regulator ARKEP is consulting on draft regulations which set out annual spectrum fees. The cost of fees varies by use case and licence type. Fees for spectrum used for mobile services start at 0.21€ per 1 KHz for the 26 GHz band. The highest fees for mobile are found… Read more...

Kosovo's regulator ARKEP is consulting on its draft frequency distribution plan for the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band. ARKEP wants to use the band for fixed and mobile communication networks (MFCN). The regulator proposes splitting up the band into 80 blocks of 5 MHz. It also proposes reserving 100 MHz… Read more...

Brazil’s regulator Anatel is consulting on the creation of buffer zones around airports to protect aeroplane altimeters. Anatel is proposing a 910m radius around airports as well as a 2.1km zone from the end of each aeroplane runway. Within this zone, base station antennas must not point above the horizon… Read more...

The French regulator, ARCEP has launched a wide-ranging consultation on the future of mobile networks and 5G verticals. Questions asked by the consultation include: Do 5G verticals have access to enough dedicated 5G spectrum? Could the 450 MHz and 1.4 GHz bands be used to provide indoor mobile coverage? What… Read more...

April 4, 2022: The ACMA has extended the deadline for comments on this consultation until May 4. The agency has also made several small corrections to the original consultation document. These can be found under the corrections subheading here. March 7, 2022: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published… Read more...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation its plans for the next five years. The document sets out various focus areas. These include: Implementing planning outcomes for the 3.4-4.0 GHz band to be used for 5G Gauging interest in terahertz spectrum bands (100 GHz to 3… Read more...