by Richard Haas
Portugal's regulator ANACOM has announced a consultation on the use of the 26 GHz band for 5G. Among other issues the regulator hopes to establish whether there is enough interest for an award. This consultation closes on January 31, 2022. Read more...
by Richard Haas
December 20, 2021: TRAI has extended the deadline for this consultation until December 20, 2021. The deadline for reply comments has also been extended until January 3, 2022. November 22, 2021: The Indian telecoms regulator, TRAI, has issued a consultation on an updated licensing framework for satellites. The proposal asks… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, says it is planning to launch a consultation on license fees for unpaired 2.1 GHz spectrum in the first half of 2022. This consultation will also include a proposal to revoke the unpaired licenses. The regulator announced this upcoming consultation alongside an announcement of annual license… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The French regulator, ARCEP, has launched a consultation on proposed changes to technical conditions in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. This consultation aims to implement new technical changes that were implemented by the European Commission. You can read the full document here.… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (BIPT) has issued a consultation on its draft operational plan for 2022. This is an annual plan which sets out objectives that the regulator aims to complete in the following year. The draft plan sets out a variety of spectrum-related objectives. These… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has issued a consultation on satellite spectrum fees. The document put out by the regulator proposes that the current fee structure be maintained for SES and VSAT applications in the C and Ku bands. It also proposes that ECTEL Member States include two new… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunication (IBPT) has issued a consultation on the design of its upcoming multi-band auction. The draft rules set out the auction procedure for its upcoming auction, which will be split up into three 'autonomous' auctions organised by the regulator. You can read the full… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, says it is currently preparing to authorise access to the 26 GHz band for outdoor wireless broadband services. It has launched a consultation on its proposal to protect incumbent users that are operating in the 24 GHz band. Ofcom says it plans to implement harmonised out… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The UK regulator, Ofcom, has released a paper on spectrum policy issues regarding Terahertz spectrum. Issues discussed in the paper include potential use cases for terahertz as well as issues surrounding spectrum management. Ofcom is proposing a more flexible approach to spectrum management in the band and is emphasising spectrum… Read more...
by Richard Haas
The Communications Authority of Kenya has opened a public consultation on guidelines that seek to promote spectrum trading and remove regulatory barriers to increase access to spectrum. The draft guidelines set out rules and procedures for the transfer of spectrum. You can read the full proposal here. The consultation will… Read more...