by Toby Youell
February 12, 2020: The NTIA released information relevant to this consultation in a Technical Report on potential sharing options in the 3450 - 3550 MHz band. January 21, 2020 The FCC will publish this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on January 22 here. Comments must be filed by… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is seeking comment on whether or not it should grant a waiver to a company that wants to be exempt from a freeze on the licensing of new stations in the 800 MHz band guard band (816 - 817 MHz / 861 - 862 MHz).… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation about applicability for participation in the Tribal Priority Window in the upcoming 2.5 GHz band auction. In particular, the FCC is considering a request from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to participate in the window, even though it would not… Read more...
by Toby Youell
December 19, 2019 This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register and is open to public comment. Comments must be made by January 21, 2020, and replies to those comments are due by February 3, 2020. November 19, 2019 The FCC plans to issue a consultation on small… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation about allocating spectrum for drones. In particular, it is considering whether and/or how to make available spectrum in two bands: 960 - 1164 MHz; 5030 - 5091 MHz. Comments must be submitted by December 26, 2019, while any replies to those… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is consulting on a request for a waive from its rules for the 60 - 64 GHz band. The request is from Leica Geosystems AG, which proposes to use the band for radars on drones. Comments must be submitted to the FCC by December 21,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
November 13, 2019 This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was approved at the FCC's meeting and will be published in the Federal Register on November 14. Comments are due by December 14, and replies to those comments must be submitted by December 29. October 4, 2019 The FCC may consult on… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is consulting on submitted long-form applications for licences in the 24 GHz and 28 GHz bands. These licences follow the FCC's auctions of these bands, which concluded earlier in 2019. The FCC believes these applications are acceptable for filing, but there is an opportunity for petitions to deny… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has issued a consultation about the use of dynamic compression techniques in amateur-allocated frequencies. The consultation is prompted by a petition from New York University, which seeks a declaratory ruling that such techniques are prohibited by the FCC because they effectively encrypt communications. Interested parties must submit comments… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Department of Defense plans to consult on its draft Request for Proposals on its use of 5G technology. Its proposed first tranche of work on 5G will include live trials of sharing between high-power mid-band radars and commercial 5G services. The DoD intends to publish the draft RFP… Read more...