Government abandons rewrite of RadComms Act
The federal government has abandoned its efforts to engage in a wholesale rewrite of the Radiocommunications Act.
The federal government has abandoned its efforts to engage in a wholesale rewrite of the Radiocommunications Act.
The federal government has formally directed the Australian Communications and Media Authority to prepare the 2.4GHz of spectrum in the 26GHz band to be auctioned off for use with 5G services.
Telstra has recommend that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) look at whether some of the spectrum set aside for television services could be better used for 5G mobile services.
Social networking leviathan Facebook wants Australia to leave open the option of so-called high altitude platform stations (HAPS) employing the 28GHz spectrum band used locally for satellite services.
NBN Co wants Australia’s spectrum regulator to leave open the option of the government-owned company acquiring licences for so-called mmWave frequencies to help combat the capacity squeeze of its fixed wireless service.
Telstra and Optus have urged the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to leave open the possibility of local mobile operators getting access to spectrum in one of the bands being used in other countries to deliver 5G.
Australia’s telcos are one step closer to being able to use millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum to deliver 5G services, with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) proposing to allow wireless broadband services to operate in the 26GHz (24.25–27.5 GHz) band under a hybrid-use licensing model.
Vodafone is preparing to refarm spectrum in the 2100MHz spectrum for use in 4G services, starting from next week.
TPG says that following a review it has reduced the value of spectrum licences it holds by $92 million and will write-down $76 million in capital expenditure associated with the now-halted roll out a mobile network.
Australia is a potential site for ground infrastructure to support a next generation ViaSat satellite, but the company says that decision may be contingent on the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) knocking back a bid by telcos to get access to spectrum in the 28GHz band.
UK-headquartered Dense Air plans to use its recently acquired licences for 5G spectrum in Australia to primarily deliver services to complement the networks of Australia’s existing mobile operators, with the company viewing carriers as its key customers rather than competitors.
Mobile network operators will hand over $834 million for spectrum that will be used to deliver the first Australian 5G services.
Wireless Internet Services Providers Association of Australia (WISPAU) has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the auction process for spectrum in the 3.6GHz band.
The US Federal Communications Commission has launched the agency's first high-band 5G spectrum auction as it works to clear space for next-generation faster networks.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) expects to begin in November the auction of spectrum that will play a key role in the initial wave of wireless services based on the next-generation 5G standard.