Ofcom has issued a consultation document concerning Citizens' Band (CB) radio. The document proposes to amend the Interface Requirement (IR) 2027 to allow the use of Amplitude Modulation (AM), Double-sideband (DSB) and Single-sideband (SSB) transmission on CB radio. This work follows a decision by the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC/DEC/(11)03) that… Read more...

Ofcom has issued another consultation in its ongoing effort to set the annual licence fees that mobile operators have to pay for 900 MHz and 1800 MHz band licences. The update takes into account the results of the recent German multiband spectrum auction that concluded last month, which included both… Read more...

The UK regulator has set out proposals to make additional spectrum available for Transportable Earth Stations (TES). These are mainly used by satellite news gathering organisations to provide live and breaking news stories. TES currently uses Ku band at 13.78 to 14.5 GHz. The additional bands are C Band at… Read more...

The UK regulator is proposing to implement changes in regulations necessary to comply with the European Commission Decision of April 21, 2009 (the UWB Amendment Decision). It allows for the use of UWB equipment in the 4.2 - 4.8 GHz band in a harmonised way throughout the EU. The EU… Read more...

The UK regulator is proposing to advertise a new Additional Service licence using spare capacity on the Classic FM frequencies in the VHF band. There is a current licence in this band used to transmit traffic and road travel information to in-car navigation devices. This expires on December 31, 2011.… Read more...

The UK regulator has put together a set of proposals on how to launch white space technology and make new devices available to consumers without the need for a licence. According to Ofcom, it has been established over a period of years that the optimum approach to identifying the white… Read more...

The UK regulator is proposing a set of new fees that implement Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) to a number of categories of wireless telegraphy licences which have not been awarded at auction. This would mean setting prices for annual licence fees above administrative costs to reflect a range of spectrum… Read more...

The ECC has issued a draft decision on spectrum for use by mobiles on aircraft. To ensure successful operation of systems, there is a need to establish a basis for the free circulation and use of relevant equipment within Europe and to provide access to the required spectrum and to… Read more...

The UK telecoms regulator is consulting on its proposals to make changes to the existing licence exemption authorisation for some devices in the UK. Ofcom proposes: a) Setting a date to close the 10.675 - 10.699 GHz band after which no new short-range devices (SRD) can be deployed in the… Read more...

EC extends initial consultation which called on the RSPG to identify policy priorities and objectives to be pursued by the European Community at the next WRC conference Read more...