BRAZIL: ANATEL Released a Public Consultation With a Proposal to Change the Regulatory Conditions in Some Frequencies
On March 9, 2016, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL), published on its website, a proposal to change the regulation about the use conditions of spectrum portions in the 800 MHz, 900MHz, 1,8GHz, 1,9GHz and 2,1GHz bands. Comments will be accepted until March 19, 2016.
COLOMBIA: ANE Published the Actualization Project for the National Frequency Plan
At the end of February 2016, the Colombian National Spectrum Agency (ANE), released a document asking for comments on the Actualization Project for the National Frequency Plan. The proposed plan includes: a band for mobile radio communications and fixed services on the 138 MHz – 174 MHz frequency bands; the channel distribution plan for the […]
CANADA: IC Released the document of the RSS-134, Issue 2
In February, through the notice # SMSE-010-16, the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), released the document of the Radio Standards Specification RSS-134, Issue 2, 900 MHz narrowband Personal Communications Service. The Issue 2 is a revision of the original RSS-134, which sets out standards for transmitters and receivers for narrowband PCS in the […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL Published the Resolution # 661 of 2016
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL), published on February 23, the resolution # 661 of 2016. This resolution establishes the radio frequency ranges allocation for the Limited Mobile Aeronautic Service (SLMA), for use in aeronautic radio navigation systems. The allocated bands are divided in two groups. The first group has a primary status, which means […]
INDONESIA: The Minister of Communication and Information Technology Released the Technical Requirements for LTE Devices
In order to improve the security and interoperability of telecommunication equipment and to avoid interference, the minister of communication and information technology of Indonesia developed a regulation with the specific technical requirements for telecommunications devices based on LTE technology (base station and subscriber station). All the devices made, assembled or imported in Indonesia are under […]
COSTA RICA: Government Instructed SUTEL to Start an Auction of 70 MHz
Earlier this month, according to an order published in the official gazette of Costa Rica, the government instructed the Superintendencia de Comunicaciones (SUTEL) to start the auction of 70 MHz in the 1800 MHz and 1900/2100 MHz bands. The auction of this spectrum portion was pending since 2010, and now SUTEL has to define the […]
BRAZIL: ANATEL IPv6 Regulations are Now Mandatory in Brazil
As Entirety has previously informed, the Brazilian telecommunications regulator ANATEL, has introduced the IPv6 regulation, for evaluation and testing of the telecommunication devices with mobile network interface included in the “list of technical requirements for telecommunications products – Category I”. This new rule has different requirements depending on the technologies of the equipment. Devices implementing: […]
FINLAND: Ministry of Transport and Communications Announced a 700 MHz Band Auction
Through an announcement on its website on February 18, 2016, the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications made public its intention to release an auction of spectrum for 4G services in the country at the end of the year 2016. The auctioned spectrum will be allocated in the 700 MHz band, the decision is based […]
SINGAPORE: IDA Announced a Spectrum Auction of 235 MHz for Mobile Services
On February 18, 2016, through a press release on its website, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced a spectrum auction for the second semester of 2016. IDA will auction 235 MHz of spectrum for Mobile Service between the existing Mobile Network Operators in the country, and 60 MHz of spectrum for a new […]
MONTENEGRO: EKIP Launched a Multi-Band Spectrum Auction
Earlier this week, the EKIP (Electronic Communication and Postal Activities) of Montenegro released a public consultation asking for comments in the draft of the multi-band spectrum auction that they are planning in the following bands: 800 MHz (790 MHz-862 MHz), 900 MHz (880 MHz-915 MHz / 925 MHz-960 MHz), 1800 MHz (1710 MHz-1785 MHz / […]