by Richard Haas
Portugal’s regulator ANACOM has announced a consultation on a draft decision to harmonise the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The move follows a decision by the European Commission on the harmonisation of these bands (Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/173). ANACOM says these harmonisation efforts will result in changes to the… Read more...
by Richard Haas
Norway’s regulator, Nkom, has published a consultation on the potential transfer of spectrum from Ice to Lyse. This is in response to Lyse's acquisition of mobile operator Ice. The regulator says it's paying particular attention to the 3.3 - 3.8 GHz band. Both Ice and Altibox (which is a subsidiary… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has launched a consultation on a proposal to add the upper portion of the 6 GHz band (6425-7070 MHz) to its existing shared access license framework. The consultation sets out the terms of these licenses, which include: Licenses valid for 50m radius around a central point… Read more...
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...