Irish regulator Comreg has announced they are accepting comments for their proposed Radio Spectrum Management Strategy for 2016 to 2018. One of their main objectives for the next two years will be to finalise a strategy for the UHF band (470 to 790 MHz). A big part of this will… Read more...

French regulator ARCEP is looking for comments on its proposed guidelines for network sharing and analysis of current network sharing contracts. ARCEP has analysed the two existing network sharing contracts in metropolitan France (Free Mobile/Orange and SFR/Bouygues Telecom) and has proposed dates for sharing agreements to end. The contract between… Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission is accepting comments for their proposed rules for usage of spectrum above 24 GHz. According to the consultation notice, the FCC has identified frequencies above 24 GHz suitable for mobile services, such as 5G. They are proposing rules for the following frequency bands: 28 GHz and… Read more...

A Norwegian CEPT working group has issued a white paper on the use of spectrum in the 700 MHz band for public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) communications. "Actions must be taken today regarding the 700 MHz band to be able to prepare for PPDR needs in the near future,”… Read more...

The US and South Korea will begin developing 5G in the 28 GHz band with the backing of large technical players, in spite of WRC-15 delegates’ decision not to study the frequency for this purpose. Read more...

A spectrum sharing pilot launched on 6 January should open up large amounts of licensed spectrum for 5G, according to Ericsson, RED Technologies and Qualcomm. Read more...

MTN Nigeria has completed a deal to acquire CDMA operator Visafone, thereby gaining 2 x 10 MHz in the 800 MHz band. Read more...

We can't claim to have spoken to every single person with an interest in spectrum policy, but we do have a pretty good proxy: PolicyTracker's most-read stories of 2015. Some you will guess, but some will surprise you.... Read more...

Australian regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking comments for its proposed changes to the 2 GHz technical framework. Some of the changes proposed include: aligning the licence conditions with international standards for mobile technologies such as LTE.updating emissions limits of the licence so that it is… Read more...

This month we report on the aftermath of WRC-15, including our subscribers' reactions to its decisions and the establishment of an ITU task group to study 24.2-86 GHz for 5G. The UK-based Spectrum Policy Forum has predicted that we will soon see a spectrum crunch above 10 GHz. Country-specific updates… Read more...