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Articles tagged with: Radio Spectrum and Radio
Hong Kong Plans Additional Radio Spectrum Auction
Hong Kong's telecoms regulator, the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) has issued a consultation paper on the proposed auction of the frequency spectrum in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2 GHz bands, and invited expression of interest for the radio spectrum from interested parties. more
UK Considers Opening up White-Space Radio Spectrum
The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom has started a consultation on plans to license a new technology that could wirelessly link up different devices and offer enhanced broadband access in rural areas. The technology works by searching for unoccupied radio waves called "white spaces" between TV channels to transmit and receive wireless signals. more
Related Tags: ofcom, white-space, broadband, UK
Switzerland Starts Preparing for Radio Spectrum Auctions in 2013
Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has instructed the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) to prepare the allocation of mobile radio frequencies which are either currently free or which will become free in the foreseeable future. more
Related Tags: comcom, ofcom, 3g-license, Switzerland
Georgia Cancels Radio Spectrum Auction
The Georgian telecoms regulator, the National Communications Commission has cancelled a planned auction of additional radio spectrum in the GSM1800 and UMTS bands. The regulator said that no bidders had submitted applications by the deadline of 5th October. more
Related Tags: national-communications-commission, gsm1800, Georgia
UK Starts Consultation on Revamping Radio Spectrum Management
The UK's government has launched a consultation setting out its intention to implement a series of recommendations made by the Independent Spectrum Broker (ISB), Kip Meek, on how to make the best use of radio spectrum. more
Related Tags: ofcom, 900mhz, 800mhz, vodafone, o2, tdd, broadband, UK
Sweden Consults on Auction of 800Mhz Radio Spectrum
Sweden's telecoms regulator, the PTS has issued a request for views on future use of the 800 MHz radio spectrum and the market's interest in licenses in the band. The Swedish government decided in 2007 that the band should be used for other services than terrestrial broadcast television. The PTS says that it wishes to make the frequencies available to the market as soon as possible. more
Related Tags: pts, 800mhz, broadband, Sweden
Mexico Raises Spectrum Cap on Forthcoming Auction
The Mexican anti-trust commission, CFC has reviewed the details of the forthcoming radio spectrum auction and raised the spectrum cap to 90MHz per individual mobile network operator. The previous plans had imposed a limit of 80Mhz. more
Related Tags: nextel, iusacell, telefonica, telcel, america-movil, three, Mexico
Sweden to Adjust Radio Spectrum Fees to Reflect Usage
The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has announced that it will gradually implement a new model for spectrum charges starting from next year that will penalise license holders who have not maximised the use of their radio spectrum. more
Related Tags: swedish-post-and-telecom-agency, license-fees, Sweden
KPN returns Telfort frequencies to the Dutch government
Netherlands based KPN is to return some of its 3G radio spectrum to the telecoms regulator following a court ruling earlier this year. The court ruled that KPN subsidiary, Telfort had not made full use of its 3G radio spectrum and imposed an ongoing series of fines until the spectrum was used. Handing the spectrum back to the regulator has capped the fines. more
Related Tags: kpn, telfort, 3g-license, Netherlands
India Running Out of 2G Radio Spectrum in Some Areas
India is running out of radio spectrum for its existing 2G network operators and has exhausted all the available spectrum in some of its license circles. According to an internal analysis by the department of telecom, seen by The Economic Times, 10 of the circles are now dependent on the military to vacate its radio spectrum if any additional capacity is to be made available. more
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