by Dugie Standeford
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Italian undersecretary for economic development in charge of telecommunications Antonello Giacomelli said that that five cities would be able to run 5G trials in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band. An auction of spectrum in that band will be held in 2018. Different cities will be used to trial different aspects of… Read more...
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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...
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The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has issued a consultation on its draft Opinion concerning a long-term strategy for the UHF band (470-790 MHz). The Opinion takes into account the recent work on the UHF band by the European technical authority, the CEPT, and by a High Level Group of executives from… Read more...
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Reacting to a Direction from the UK government, Ofcom has set out its proposals for making the licences for 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.1 GHz spectrum tradable. The first proposal is to allow all types of trade permitted by the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 to create maximum flexibility for… Read more...
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The US regulator is seeking comments that will help it update the 2009 Rural Broadband Report. This recommended new policies to deliver broadband to rural areas, mainly by wireless means, and restore economic growth and opportunity for Americans living and working in rural areas. Since the publication of the report,… Read more...
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The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), initiating a fresh look at its mobile spectrum holding policies given the changes in technology, spectrum availability, and the mobile marketplace since the last comprehensive review of these rules more than a decade ago. In recent years, large and small wireless… Read more...
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The objective of the consultation is to help prepare a new EU strategy for the information society, as the current i2010 strategy expires this year. The aims of this new digital agenda include: accelerating economic recovery;maintaining leadership in high-tech sectors;spending research budgets more effectively;offseting GDP stagnation caused by a shrinking… Read more...
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A sub-group of Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued amendments to ERC Report 25 to a public consultation. The report, which compiles the use of spectrum within European administrations, has been updated to take into account recent and planned ECC harmonisation deliverables. Read more...
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The purpose of this public consultation is to study and plan the frequency ranges of 790-862 MHz and 694-790 MHz, expected to be vacated by broadcasting services after digital switchover from analogue TV broadcasting. The consultation paper mainly calls for comments on the TRA's proposed band plans. Two possible band… Read more...