Telecom regulator TRAI has launched a consultation on the spectrum needs of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for railway traffic control. NCRTC, a joint venture company of the Indian Government and the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, has requested the Department of Transportation to allocate… Read more...

UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on a proposal for a new spectrum licence for drone operators. The new licences would allow Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators to use a range of technologies that are not currently allowed. These include the use of mobile and satellite terminals and safety equipment. The… 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...

The Montenegrian regulator EKIP has launched a consultation on its draft plan for an auction of the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The regulator is planning to award 15 MHz in the 700 MHz band, 20 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band and 400 MHz in the… 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...

The Lithuanian regulator RRT is consulting on changing its frequency allocation table in an effort to harmonise the 694-790 MHz band in line with the European Commission's implementing decision. The European Commission's implementing decision 2016/687 calls for the 694-790 MHz frequency band to be allocated for terrestrial systems capable of… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, is consulting on proposed changes to licences in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band held by UK Broadband. Currently, spectrum licences held by the company have different licence terms from those sold to mobile operators at auction in 2021. Ofcom says aligning the licences will remove barriers such… Read more...

The Saudi regulator, the Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC)  is consulting on proposed changes to its IoT regulations which were first issued in 2019. Included in the new regulations are requirements for IoT devices to be approved by the regulator. Those wanting to roll out LPWANs (Low power wide… Read more...