by Richard Haas
April 4, 2022: The ACMA has extended the deadline for comments on this consultation until May 4. The agency has also made several small corrections to the original consultation document. These can be found under the corrections subheading here. March 7, 2022: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, is consulting on using street furniture to provide telecom services. Street furniture is a term used to describe objects placed or fixed in the street for public use, such as postboxes, road signs, and benches. TRAI says that using this infrastructure for 5G deployment "could… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, is consulting on proposed changes to its mobile repeater licence exemption rules. Initially introduced in 2018, these rules allow people to use mobile repeaters without a licence. These repeaters need to abide by certain rules. Ofcom says it wants to change said rules to allow for… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Swedish regulator, the PTS, has published a consultation on a coordination agreement reached with Denmark regarding the 900 MHz band. The agreement sets out that the band can be used without coordination if base stations do not produce more than a certain threshold of electromagnetic field strength. Further coordination… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) has published a consultation on freeing up the 2.3 GHz band for 4G use. The regulator says that other markets already use this band for 4G and compatible devices are already in circulation in Bhutan. BICMA is proposing that a total of 80… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation its plans for the next five years. The document sets out various focus areas. These include: Implementing planning outcomes for the 3.4-4.0 GHz band to be used for 5G Gauging interest in terahertz spectrum bands (100 GHz to 3… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has launched a consultation on its space spectrum strategy which aims to tackle issues raised by the growing popularity of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites. The consultation considers the importance of protecting earth observation satellite downlink sites used in the UK as well as the issue of… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has launched a consultation on simplifying its restricted services licences and adding new frequencies to be used for these services. Restricted services have small coverage areas and are often used to broadcast at events, or within a particular establishment. They mainly broadcast in the AM and FM… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a consultation on plans to include two new companies in the foreign space objects determination law. The following companies will be added to the list: Kuiper Systems LLC Omnispace LLC Ovzon Sweden AB Telesat Canada This will allow the companies… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Canadian Governments Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) department has announced a consultation on proposed changes to requirements set out in spectrum licences for sharing of technical information related to base stations. While current spectrum licences require licensees to share some technical information, the regulator is proposing changes to… Read more...