The FCC has issued a public notice on regulating receiver performance. In the notice, the regulator is considering different ways it can encourage better receiver performance to ensure spectrum is used more efficiently. One proposed idea is for the FCC to develop performance criteria or ratings which can be used… Read more...

The Swedish regulator, the PTS, is consulting on limiting the number of permits issued in each state in its upcoming award of the 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands. You can find more details here (in Swedish). This consultation will be open for comment until May 25, 2022. Read more...

April 25, 2022: This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register. Comments are due May 25, and reply comments are due June 9. March 21, 2022: The Office of Engineering and Technology, which advises the FCC on allocation and spectrum usage, has issued a public notice on potential changes… Read more...

Brazil’s regulator Anatel is consulting on technical and operational requirements for the 27.5 - 27.9 GHz band. The consultation sets out technical requirements for the use of the band, including limits on out of band emissions which may affect passive earth exploration satellite services. Brazil awarded licences in the 26… Read more...

19 April 2022: Anatel has now launched this consultation. The regulator hopes to allocate part of the 4.9 GHz band for mobile services as laid out in the previous update. The consultation is open for comment until May 27, 2022. 11 April 2022: Brazil’s regulator Anatel has announced it will issue… Read more...

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has launched a consultation on extending existing public access mobile radio (PAMR) licences in the 450 MHz band until 2035. Currently, these licences are due to expire at the end of 2024. This licence is currently used by Utility Connect for smart meters.… Read more...

The French regulator, ARCEP, is consulting on granting spectrum licences to Starlink for its satellite broadband services. Starlink is seeking licences in the 10.95 - 12.70 GHz and 14-14.5 GHz bands. Although Arcep has previously issued licences to Starlink, France's Council of State last week ruled to revoke these licences.… Read more...

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (BIPT) is consulting on new rules for satellite ground stations. The draft rules set out various technical conditions for satellite ground stations. These are terminals that communicate with satellites. It sets out frequency bands that can be used by ground stations. These… Read more...

The Bahamian Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA)  is consulting on its mobile market review, which assesses the competitiveness of the mobile market in the country. [caption id="attachment_44309" align="alignleft" width="150"] Spectrum holdings of BTC and Aliv - Click to enlarge (Source: URCA)[/caption] As part of this document, the URCA compares… Read more...

The UK regulator, Ofcom, is consulting on the progress of its current spectrum management work as well as proposed future projects. Ofcom is considering the establishment of spectrum sandboxes. These are areas where academics and industry can test equipment and coordination efforts. Ofcom suggests sandboxes could be used to test… Read more...