by Toby Youell
The Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (IPBT/BIPT) has issued a consultation on its draft decision to deny Citymesh's request to add some municipalities to its 3.5 GHz band licence. According to the draft decision, the regulator denied the request as doing so would deny a competitor the potential… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The French telecoms regulator, ARCEP, has issued a consultation on rules for future synchronisation of time division duplex (TDD) mobile broadband networks at 3.4 - 3.8 GHz. Because TDD networks rely on the use of time to avoid interference between networks, ARCEP wants to establish clear rules for how it's… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Belgian regulator, the BIPT, has issued a consultation on its future policy for the 26 GHz band. The consultation aims at: estimating the existence of a market demand for the 26 GHz band in Belgium; defining the guidelines on the migration of radio-relay links existing in the 26 GHz… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on allowing Active Antenna Systems, an important component of 5G, in the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band. This would be done by amending existing licences so that they comply with the conditions set out in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/235. This… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Irish regulator, ComReg, has invited comments on its draft decision to release the 400 MHz sub-band. ComReg has also extended the time to receive comments to its draft decision until April 23. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Norway's regulator, Nkom, has issued a consultation on its future policy for spectrum for wireless microphones. The consultation responds to the country's repurposing of the 700 MHz band from terrestrial broadcasting (and wireless microphones) to mobile, which will become effective in November this year. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, BEREC, has issued a Call for Input for ideas on what its Work Programme for 2020 should be. This will be followed by a further consultation in Q4 on the document's draft. Read more...
by Toby Youell
Ofcom is considering whether to allow a community radio station in the English Midlands to change the key commitments attached to its licence. This would allow it to transmit content for listeners from Eastern European communities, as well as those from South Asian ones. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The European Commission plans to hold a consultation on reconfigurable radio in Q4 2019. These radios are regulated at the European level under the framework established by the Radio Equipment Directive. Read more...
by Toby Youell
The Croatian regulator, HAKOM, has proposed an amended bandplan for fixed links in the 6425 - 7125 MHz band. These would include an 80 MHz channel layout. Views must be submitted to HAKOM by March 26. Read more...