Germany's Bundesnetzagentur (The Federal Network Agency) is holding a consultation on the regional and local assignment of spectrum in the 3.7-3.8 GHz band. The Bundesnetzagentur is looking to make this 100 MHz of spectrum available almost exclusively for local use to support local and regional spectrum requirements including industrial uses, which they call Industry… Read more...

Germany's Bundesnetzagentur (The Federal Network Agency) is reported to have opened a public consultation on the regulators recently unveiled draft proposal for an auction of 5G spectrum in the 2 GHz (aka 2.1 GHz) and 3.6 GHz bands. According to media reports:  the regulator intends to offer 60 MHz of paired spectrum in… Read more...

The German regulator has issued a consultation on "Projekt 2016". The consultation focusses on the draft terms for a planned auction of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 1.5 GHz bands in the second quarter of 2015. In a statement, BNetzA's President, Jochen Homann, said that the auction would address… Read more...

German telecoms regulator BNetzA has published a key elements paper for consultation to determine future frequency requirements in the recently-liberalised 900 and 1800 MHz bands. Alongside this, it has published a draft consultation on its frequency allotment study in the 900 MHz band. Following on from its "super auction" last… Read more...

German regulator BNetzA (Federal Network Agency) has launched a consultation on its proposed multiband auction. It is planning to auction spectrum in the 700, 900, 1500 and 1800 MHz bands. Current licences at 900 and 1800 MHz expire at the end of 2016. As well as the consultation paper (in… Read more...

A look at current international trends and in the light of these what position Germany should take. Read more...

A detailed analysis of the market under section 12(1) of the new Telecommunications Act. Read more...

Allocations to be made available by the end of 2005 in the 3400 – 3600 MHz bands to facilitate high speed wireless broadband access. Comments to Bernhard.Moehl@BNetzA.de Read more...

Following the debate about whether "new markets" should be exempted from regulation for a limited period this consultation aims to clarify what is meant by the term "new markets" and to explore their regulatory treatment. Read more...

Comments invited on the key elements of the planned award proceedings for Broadband Wireless Access frequencies (BWA) in the range 3,400 to 3,600 MHz. Licences will be tradable and awarded on a technology neutral basis. Companies can bid for one or several 16 regional licences or opt for nationwide coverage. Read more...