A lot has happened with spectrum auction plans since our spectrum auction article was published in RCR last week. We have updated our Spectrum Auction Calendar with a lot of new information:
Mexico’s spectrum auction may be delayed due to a court hearing on 8 Feb about the auction rules.
Added the 10 GHz auction in Norway [...]
Effective participation in spectrum auctions takes planning and preparation. We’ve been designing, implementing and participating in spectrum auctions for more than 15 years and have compiled a list of critical steps to help bidders prepare for an auction. With so many auctions scheduled internationally, we’re sharing our list of 15 Steps to Winning in A [...]
On January 6, Cofetel, the Mexican telecom regulator announced that it plans to conduct two spectrum auctions by June 2010. One auction is slated to have 9 blocks of spectrum in the 1850MHz-1990 MHz bands in 8 of the 9 mobile telephone regions and the other will have 7 blocks of spectrum in the 1710MHz-2170MHz [...]
KB Enterprises and its strategic partner LS telcom filed a proposal with the FCC to create a database that will identify unused channels in the broadcast TV bands so they can be used by devices to provide data and voice services in the “white spaces” between broadcast stations. There were eight other proposals submitted, including [...]
We’re proud to announce that KB Enterprises is joining forces with LS Telcom to work to solve the global spectrum crisis. The combination of KB Enterprise’s forward thinking with regard to spectrum policy and spectrum markets and LS Telcom’s spectrum management software and years of spectrum engineering experience allows us to examine the global spectrum [...]
The FCC released a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order on November 4, 2008 that authorized the use of devices in the “white spaces” of the TV broadcast bands. In this order the Commission set out technical requirements for white spaces devices, protections for incumbent services and details about the TV bands [...]
One of the key factors for ensuring a successful spectrum auction is clearing up the legal and regulatory issues before the auction begins, or better yet, before the auction is even announced. We speak from experience, having been regulators at the FCC during the fateful “C Block Personal Communications Services” auction in 1995. [...]
This presentation on spectrum auctions was delivered at the iWeek conference in South Africa on September 3, 2009.
KB Enterprises filed comments in FCC dockets 09-157 — Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless Communications Market — and 09-51 — a National Broadband Plan for our Future. The comments focused on the topics of making spectrum available for new uses; access to spectrum; interference protection; and band sharing and efficient use. Find the comments [...]
KBE was retained by the Open Spectrum Alliance to provide analysis and recommendations on the assignment of spectrum in the 2.6 and 3.5 GHz bands in South Africa. The report was filed with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and can be found here.
The Open Spectrum Alliance (OSA) is a multi-disciplinary grouping of parties [...]
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