Ofcom is seeking views on the nine priorities identified in its Annual Plan, including releasing and liberalising spectrum. Planned spectrum release includes the bands at 412-414 MHz, 422-424 MHz, 872-876 MHz, 917-921 MHz and part of the L-Band spectrum (1452-1492 MHz), as well as preparation for the award of the… Read more...

Proposals to auction licences for frequencies at 1452-1492MHz (l-band)) on a technology and application-neutral basis by March 2007. Possible services include several forms of mobile TV Read more...

Comments invited on proposals relating to auction design and technical conditions for the award of spectrum in 1452-1492MHz (L-band). Substantial interest is expected in the auction as the band can be used for mobile TV. Read more...

In the April 2006 consultation on Spectrum Usage Rights (SURs) and in further details about SURs contained within the L-Band and 2.6GHz consultations some stakeholders said Ofcom hadn't addressed legal and other issues concerning the framework under which SURs would be applied. This document seeks to clarify that framework and… Read more...

Following earlier consultations Ofcom is inviting comments on revised technical conditions for the auctioning of the band. It is proposing two Spectrum Usage Rights (SUR) for the 1452-1479.5 MHz sub-band, one SUR for a high power-low density network and another SUR for a low power-high density network. The new consultation… Read more...

Following a request from ETSI, the European Radiocommunications Office has identified several sub-bands where Professional Wireless Microphone Systems (PWMS) would be compatible with existing uses of L-Band Read more...

WGFM has issued Draft Recommendation (15)01 to a public consultation. The Recommendation concerns the cross-border aspects of any implementation of mobile broadband, which is more accurately referred to by the CEPT as MFCN, in both the L-band and the C-band. Read more...

On June 30, the final report of a working group chaired by LightSquared and the United States Global Positioning System Industry Council (USGIC) was presented to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The report examined instances of interference from LightSquared's proposed LTE service in the satellite L-Band with GPS systems. The… Read more...

The Belgian regulator has launched a wide-ranging consultation about the future use of a number of spectrum bands. It is inviting comments on the future of the 2G and 3G bands; the 700 MHz band; the L-band; 2.1 GHz frequencies not used by MNOs; the 2.3-2.4 GHz band; the 2.6… Read more...

The Belgian regulator has launched a wide-ranging consultation about the future use of a number of spectrum bands. It is inviting comments on the future of the 2G and 3G bands; the 700 MHz band; the L-band; 2.1 GHz frequencies not used by MNOs; the 2.3-2.4 GHz band; the 2.6… Read more...