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The UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued a consultation on its planned auction of 190 MHz in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. The consultation is part of the Public Sector Spectrum Release programme, which concerns a 40 MHz block in the 2.3 GHz band, and 150 MHz of spectrum in the… Read more...
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The ECC has issued a Report on mobile coverage to a consultation. The Report considers how spectrum licences are written to achieve policy goals regarding mobile coverage. It concludes that each administration has its own methods and that a harmonised approach is largely inappropriate. Read more...
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The UK regulator is consulting stakeholders on its proposals to make changes to spectrum management policy across a number of bands between 1.5 GHz and 88 GHz that are currently available to fixed links. A total bandwidth of 12 GHz spread across 14 different bands is managed by Ofcom, with… Read more...
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Ofcom is consulting on minor amendments to the existing Wireless Telegraphy licence principal order, which came into force on 9 April 2014. The principal order details the UK’s arrangements for spectrum authorisation, particularly the limitations imposed on the number of licences to be granted. This includes the criteria applied by Ofcom… Read more...
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Although any changes to the allocation of the 700 MHz band are probably years away, Ofcom is conducting a preliminary consultation on re-assigning the band from digital terrestrial TV (DTT) to use for wireless mobile broadband in line with international and European harmonisation plans. In order to ensure the number… Read more...
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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on whether it should introduce spectrum charges for digital broadcasting. The charges would be levied on national digital terrestrial TV (DTT), local TV and digital audio broadcasting (DAB) from the end of 2014. The consultation document says the charges will be set at… Read more...
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The WGFM sub-group of the ECC has issued ECC Report 217 to a consultation. The Report examines the regulatory and technical aspects applicable to the use of Land and Maritime Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms (ESOMPs) operating in Ka-band Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite systems. The Report concludes that these ESOMPs may be… Read more...
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A sub-group of the ECC, Europe's technical authority has issued draft ECC Decision (15)BB to a public consultation. The document sets out a harmonised measures for the regulatory aspects of Direct Air to Ground Communications (DA2GC) systems using the 5.8 GHz band. Read more...
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Ofcom has issued a consultation on the regulations it needs to make to implement decisions it has already made. These decisions concern a raise in Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) charges on aeronautical licences, the introduction of fees for some high duty cycle network relay points, and the clarification of some… Read more...
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The UK government's Digital Britain Interim Report said that unless the mobile sector is able to find its own solution to refarming by the end of April 2009 the government would support an externally imposed solution. (See PolicyTracker February 9 2009) This consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposals for that imposed… Read more...