Friday, November 30, 2007

December 2007 printed issue available for download

We have two top stories this month: the results of WRC-07 and an analysis of the European Commission's Framework Review Package

We examine the implications of the WRC-07 agreement for advanced mobile services and also for satellite. On the Framework Review we interview Commissioner Reding, consider the varied stance towards the digital dividend and hear broadcasters concerns about service neutrality.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Consultation: Radio Frequency Identification Applications

Frequency bands, regulatory and informative parameters recommended for RFID applications including automatic article identification, asset tracking, alarm systems, waste management, personal identification, access control, proximity sensors, anti-theft systems, location systems, data transfer to handheld devices and wireless control systems. Other types of RFID systems can be operated in accordance with other proposals.

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Consultation: Two consultations on frequency bands for intelligent transport systems

ERO is inviting comments on the harmonised use of 5875-5925MHz for Intelligent Transport Systems and also on the use of 5855-5875 MHz for the same purpose.

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Consultation: Use of mobile communications services on aircraft

Following the CEPT Decision ECC/DEC/(06)07 on the harmonised use of airborne GSM systems in the frequency bands 1710-1785 and 1805-1880 MHz ANRCTI has put forward a draft amendment to its existing framework. It is inviting views on this draft.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Commission proposes mandatory harmonisation of part of digital dividend

Brussels urges member states to split up released analogue TV frequencies into three sub bands and relocate broadcasters operating in the upper bands.

Although the legislative Framework Review proposals published by the Commission this month contain no plans to restrict member states' freedom to allocate spectrum as they choose, the same cannot be said of a document setting out long term policy goals released at the same time.

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Friday, November 23, 2007

270,000 euros for a national broadband licence in Sweden

Sweden's 3.6-3.8GHz auction has raised proportionately much less than the Norwegian auction earlier in the month.

44 operators have paid a total of €475 000 euros (4,434,000 krona) for a series of regional licences in the 3.6-3.8GHz band in Sweden.

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France: more support for high speed mobile access in digital dividend

The second half of the French regulators research on using the freed-up analogue TV frequencies has shown that most market players - except broadcasters - want the bands used for mobile

Covering France in very high-speed mobile Internet access is "a major political concern," the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) said in a summary of responses to its public consultation on the digital dividend. With mobile communications preparing to follow the same track as fixed services toward high-speed and very high-speed access, many commentators argued reassignment and harmonisation of frequencies below 1 GHz are crucial, the regulator said. Broadcasters, however, opposed any decision on the digital dividend until after switchover.

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