This consultation from the UK regulator follows up from a January 2012 consultation on the auction of 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum, and a June 2011 consultation on managing co-existence between new mobile services in the 800 MHz band and digital terrestrial TV. The latest publication coincided with a… Read more...

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has now completed its draft opinion on the digital dividend and is seeking comments from stakeholders. The group's key objective has been supporting the realisation of a digital dividend on a technology and service neutral basis, taking into account the potential benefits of an… Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the future use of the 700 MHz band. In its UHF strategy statement, published in November 2012, Ofcom explained the steps it intends to take to increase mobile broadband capacity by drawing on the 700 MHz frequency band, which is currently used… Read more...

The consultation document invites comments on the following: The expected impact of the use of the digital dividend;The coordination and harmonisation of its use at European levelIts distribution among various services and applicationsTechnology and service neutralityThe procedures for the allocation of spectrum and the respective timetable Read more...

This consultation puts forward the proposals on which the UK government can make a direction to the regulator, Ofcom, on how it should release spectrum needed for the next generation of mobile and wireless broadband services. These proposals are based on the work of the Independent Spectrum Broker (ISB) and… Read more...

This consultation sets out the technical conditions under which Ofcom proposes to allow cognitive devices to use interleaved digital dividend spectrum on a licence-exempt basis. The document says three mechanisms can be used to detect unused spectrum: sensing, geolocation and beacons. For sensing Ofcom proposes parameters at which the sensing… Read more...

The Spanish government has launched a consultation that deals with refarming in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands, digital dividend spectrum (790-862 MHz) and the 2.6 GHz band. A total of 310 MHz should eventually be available. The plan is to make all spectrum awards in 2011. The ministry is… Read more...

Irish regulator Comreg is consulting all stakeholders and the public on its plans for the coming two years across a wide range of telecommunications and broadcasting issues, including spectrum.  It identifies the key spectrum issues in the period as being the liberalsation of the 900 MHz band, making the 2.3… Read more...

According to a new consultation document, Slovenia's regulator is planning to closely adhere to EU harmonisation guidelines when planning its frequency management strategy. In the short to medium term APEK proposes to auction the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, unpaired 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands in what it calls a… Read more...

Now that new legislation has transposed the amended GSM Directive into Austrian law and with the assignment of 800 MHz planned shortly RTR is carrying out a consultation to co-ordinate these procedures. It regards a non-discriminatory assignment of these frequencies as "absolutely essential to ensure fair competition." Read more...