Brazil’s regulator Anatel is consulting on technical and operational requirements for the 27.5 - 27.9 GHz band. The consultation sets out technical requirements for the use of the band, including limits on out of band emissions which may affect passive earth exploration satellite services. Brazil awarded licences in the 26… Read more...

19 April 2022: Anatel has now launched this consultation. The regulator hopes to allocate part of the 4.9 GHz band for mobile services as laid out in the previous update. The consultation is open for comment until May 27, 2022. 11 April 2022: Brazil’s regulator Anatel has announced it will issue… Read more...

Brazil’s regulator Anatel has announced that it will hold a consultation on proposed changes to the rules surrounding radio frequency jammers. The proposal will seek to allow the use of signal blockers by authorities including the Ministry of Defence and the federal police. Previously this equipment was only allowed to… Read more...

Brazil’s regulator Anatel has opened a consultation on proposed changes to the universal telephone service obligations. The regulator is considering using the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands to meet coverage obligations. These 5G frequencies are due to be auctioned off on the 4th of November.… Read more...

Brazil's regulator, Anatel, is consulting on several issues relating to 5G equipment. This includes test parameters for mmWave equipment, the use of FM chips in smartphones, and incorporating references to 3GPP's release 16 in its documents. The proposals are available for public comment until September 25. Read more...

The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has decided to propose a new general satellite regulation. This regulation is intended to modernize, unify, and simplify regulation for this sector. Further information about these proposals is available here. The consultation will be made available here. Read more...

December 20, 2020: These proposals are now available for public comment until January 24, 2021. December 11, 2020 The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has decided to issue a consultation on allowing unlicensed devices to use the 6 GHz band. According to a press release, the document will propose making the entire… Read more...

December 7, 2020: This consultation has now been published here. It is available for public comment until January 18. November 28, 2020 The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has agreed to issue a consultation about proposed amendments to its Table of Frequency Allocations. The table makes changes related to Brazil's membership of… Read more...

The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has issued a consultation concerning its proposal to allow satellite operator Swarm to use the VHF Band for a non-geostationary satellite constellation. The consultation is available for public comment from November 27 until December 27. Read more...

The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has issued a consultation on technical aspects of an AM-FM migration. The consultation is available for public comment until November 9. Read more...