Ofcom is consulting again on the potential uses for the 600 MHz band and white spaces which will be available as part of the digital dividend. Circumstances have changed since the 2008 consultation, particularly the decision to align the upper 800 MHz band in line with EC proposals, and as… Read more...

Ofcom proposes to release Digital Dividend frequencies as Tradable licenses giving freedom for users to change use of the Spectrum, however it is making specific proposals in the following areas:(i)Wireless microphones for community use(ii) Transitional arrangements for professional programme-making and wireless microphone use (iii)Spectrum suitable for local television broadcasting(iv)Reserving spectrum… Read more...

The French government has launched a consultation on how it should prepare for "Digital France 2020". The consultation asks for input on how France can best promote mobile broadband, and how future digital terrestrial television (DTT) services will develop. In the mobile broadband section, the consultation paper asks what new… Read more...

Ofcom has put forward proposals to harmonise its digital dividend spectrum with that being released in other European countries. So far, Finland, Sweden, France and Switzerland have announced that they will release 790-862 MHz (channels 61-69). The UK's original plan was to release a slightly smaller upper band of 806-854… Read more...

Last year's decision to align the UK with the emerging European position on clearing channels 61 to 69, the 800 MHz band, meant adding channels 61, 62 and 69 to the UK regulator's existing digital switchover plans. As a result, regions where the switchover has already occurred will need to… Read more...

In previous statements Ofcom has said that licence-exempt cognitive devices using interleaved spectrum from the digital dividend should either sense the presence of other signals or  use a geolocation database to determine which spectrum was unused. In its July statement Ofcom put forward parameters for sensing but noted that further… Read more...

The Australian government is seeking comment on its just-released green paper on how to best utilise the digital dividend spectrum freed up by the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting. The government is looking for comments on potential uses of the spectrum,the benefits these uses could provide, and the cost… Read more...

This document seeks comments on how to boost the digital economy. It includes plans to free up additional spectrum by re-purposing the 2500 MHz band to allow flexible use make the 700 MHz band available for next generation wireless as broadcast services move to digital television in 2011 hold additional… Read more...

The New Zealand ministry in charge of radio spectrum management has launched a consultation on the allocation of digital dividend spectrum, which in New Zealand will be 694 - 806 MHz. The discussion document addresses technical planning and policy considerations for the allocation of the band. These include the selection… Read more...

The consultation document invites comments on the following: The expected impact of the use of the digital dividend;The coordination and harmonisation of its use at European levelIts distribution among various services and applicationsTechnology and service neutralityThe procedures for the allocation of spectrum and the respective timetable Read more...