by Richard Haas
Ireland's regulator, Comreg, has issued a consultation on the further extension of temporary covid-19 spectrum licenses in the 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz bands. The length of the extension has yet to be decided, but the current temporary licenses will expire on April 1. Comreg says that it expects this… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Saudi regulator, the Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC) has issued a consultation on the information memorandum for its planned award of the 600 MHz, 700 MHz and 3.8 - 4 GHz bands. The information memorandum outlines various rules for the auction, including the lot structure, technical conditions and… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Saudi regulator, the Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC) is consulting on an information memorandum for a specialised network radio license in the 450 MHz band. The agency hopes the band will be utilized by enterprises for specialized broadband networks that are used for critical use cases such as… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Canadian Governments Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has launched a consultation on the technical and policy framework for Radio Local Area Network (RLAN) devices in the 5850-5895 MHz frequency band as well as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the 5895-5925 MHz frequency band. RLAN in Canada currently… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Canadian Governments Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has launched a consultation on the policy and technical framework of spectrum between 95 GHz and 275 GHz. The ISED is considering making various bands in this range available for unlicensed use. The department says these frequencies will support a… Read more...
by Toby Youell
February 28, 2022: The PTS has now opened this consultation, which sets out a number of proposals for the planned award of the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. This award is due to begin in September 2023. The regulator is considering a variety of rules for the… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Electronic Communications Office of Iceland (ECOI) has launched a consultation on the planned shutdown of the country's 2G and 3G networks. The regulator says it has reached an agreement with telecoms companies to shut down the country's 2G network by the end of 2024, and the 3G network by… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on the auction format to be used in the country's upcoming 2.5 GHz auction. The agency is currently considering the use of an ascending clock auction as well as single-round and simultaneous multiple-round (SMR) auction format. The consultation comes after stakeholders disagreed… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Electronic Communications Office of Iceland (ECOI) has released a consultation on a planned allocation of the 700 MHz band for emergency telecommunications networks. The regulator is planning an allocation following a request from the country's emergency network operator to build and operate a new high-speed emergency communication system. This… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation on proposed updates to RALI FX 22. RALI FX 22 sets out coordination arrangements for point-to-point services operating in the 800 MHz band. The ACMA is updating these rules to align them with recently updated guidelines for the 850/900… Read more...