Ultra Wideband (UWB) devices - which can transmit high data rates over short distances at a very low power - have an existing exemption from the relevant UK spectrum law, the Wireless Telegraphy Act. This consultation is about how to implement a recent decision by the European Commission on UWB… Read more...

Ofcom has made available its technical analysis of coexistence issues between DTT, PMSE and mobile in the 700 MHz band following the move of the former two services to the lower UHF band. Interested parties are invited to respond by 18 July.   Read more...

Ofcom has proposed a modification of its notice to PMSE users to quit the 700 MHz guard band when it transitions from digital terrestrial television to mobile in May 2020. In this document we set out our proposals to modify that notice so that PMSE users will continue to be… Read more...

The UK government has said it will provide PMSE equipment owners with funding equivalent to the residual value of equipment operating in the 700 MHz band prior to its clearance over the next three years. Ofcom has said equipment owners are likely to receive around 47 per cent of costs… Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the draft regulations that will implement its plan to extend Wi-Fi access in the 5 GHz band to an additional 125 MHz (5725 to 5850 MHz, the "5.8 GHz band"). Ofcom is also consulting on the technical conditions which manufacturers of equipment… Read more...

Ofcom is consulting on the whether its current approach to managing 410-450 MHz (UHF band 1) and 450-470 MHz (UHF band 2) meets the needs of current and future users as part of its strategic review of spectrum in 410-470 MHz. The band is currently used by the emergency services… Read more...

In 2017, Ofcom will auction 190 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands – an increase of just under a third of the total mobile spectrum currently available. This represents more than three-quarters of the 4G airwaves that were released in 2013. The 40 MHz of… Read more...

Ahead of its auction of 190 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands, Ofcom has issued a consultation in which it proposes the exclusion of BT/EE from bidding for spectrum in the former band. It cites competition concerns on the grounds that BT/EE holds 45 per… Read more...

The UK regulator is consulting on its policy for authorising the use of spectrum at 1781.7-1785 MHz and the block paired with it, 1876.7-1880 MHz (together known as the DECT guard band). There are currently twelve licensees who are authorised to use this spectrum on a low power shared access… Read more...

This Call for Input is asking stakeholders for their input and initial views on a strategic review of spectrum used by fixed wireless services. Ofcom says it wants to develop its long term strategy for the Fixed Service sector. The review aims to: further Ofcom's understanding of the benefits that the Fixed Service… Read more...