Understanding spectrum policy 1: an overview

This module is an overview of the technological and policy developments which have shaped the spectrum policy revolution of recent years. It will explain the characteristics of the different bands as well as the devices which use them then detail how the rapid pace of technological change has influenced the development of spectrum management approaches.

This course is designed to be taken in conjunction with Understanding spectrum
policy 2: key current issues

Sessions include:

• A short tour of the radio spectrum
• Why do we need spectrum licensing?
• Why has there been a move towards liberalisation?
• The tools of a liberalised approach

To find out more please download the brochure

Trainers:

Richard Womersley

Richard Womersley has an honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering accompanied by over 15 years consulting, operational and business experience in the fields of radio spectrum management, public telecoms and digital broadcasting. He is an experienced trainer and has conducted consultancy projects for regulators, operators, governments and end-users on issues covering national and international policy; regulation and its implications; pricing, auctions and licensing; service and technology roll-out; and interference. His work has spanned Europe (including the European Commission, EBU, Ofcom and the UK Government), the Middle East, the Caribbean, the Americas, Africa, South Asia, East Asia and Australasia.

Martin Sims

Martin Sims is a journalist and academic who specialises in communications policy issues. He set up PolicyTracker, the spectrum policy newsletter and has published articles on many facets of the subject. His work has been published in academic journals and books and he is a former editor of Intermedia, the policy journal of the International Institute of Communications. As a journalist he was a news editor in independent radio then worked for BBC network news. He has an honours degree and a masters degree in communication studies and lectures at the University of East London.