CEPT has issued ECC Report 189 for public consultation. The report sets out the technical conditions under which Short Range Devices can be used in the 870-876 MHz and 915-921 MHz bands. This report will be relevant for five applications that have been standardised by ETSI. Read more...

The WGSE sub-group of the ECC has issued a consultation on its draft Recommendation 14-01.  The Recommendation concerns radio-relay systems in the 5925-6425 MHz band. Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on its proposals to extend Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) to new frequency bands, intended to promote more efficient use of spectrum. Ofcom describes RSA as a way of taking into account, within national spectrum planning, the use of frequencies used for the reception of services that… Read more...

Following a period of extensive research, the UK regulator has concluded that the potential impact of interference on DTT consumers from wireless broadband devices in the 800 MHz band is such that mitigating actions need to be taken. This consultation document sets out a framework of proposals that Ofcom thinks… Read more...

The UK regulator is asking for stakeholders to advise on any technical issues between current civil uses of the 2400 MHz band - particularly WiFi -  and the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) planned release of the 2300 MHz band by 2014. The MoD wants to release up to 40 MHz of spectrum within the… Read more...

The RSPG is consulting on a draft document it has prepared on the most effective way to carry out an EU-wide review of spectrum use and of assessing the most efficient use of spectrum. It concludes that an effective review must take into account trends in technology and applications and… Read more...

Manually configured TV White Space Devices (WSDs) will need to be licensed by Ofcom, under proposals set out by the regulator in a new consultation.  The document says that even though it expects most WSD to eventually operate on a licence-exempt basis, many WSDs currently do not meet Ofcom's requirements and require manual configuration by the… Read more...

The UK regulator has issued a consultation on how it should go about encouraging the use of a total of 10 MHz of spectrum across the VHF bands for the Internet of Things. Ofcom thinks that three bands, specifically parts of the 55.75 - 68 MHz, 70.5 - 71.5 MHz,… Read more...

Ofcom has published a Call For Input on spectrum above 6 GHz that may be appropriate for future mobile communication services, including those that may be referred to as 5G. Input will be used by Ofcom to inform its negotiating positions at the WRC-15 this November. In a statement, Ofcom raises the… Read more...

This report is part of CEPT's repsonse to the European Commission mandate to develop least restrictive technical conditions for the WAPECs bands. The aim of the this report is to provide guidance to ETSI on the issue of terminal-to-terminal interference including the derivation of terminal station block edge masks for… Read more...