The UK regulator is consulting on a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) to make into law a set of regulations governing the prevention of interference at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London between July 26 and September 10, 2012. The proposed regulations will determine the intensity of the electromagnetic energy… Read more...

The UK regulator has published a consultation document outlining its proposals to to create temporary HDTV multiplexes using spectrum freed up for new uses by the analogue broadcast switch-off. Until now the band had been earmarked for wireless microphones and devices using white space technologies. The HDTV broadcasts would co-exist… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation on its intention to levy Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) fees on spectrum licences for the 28 GHz bands. The spectrum was auctioned in November 2000 as 15-year length Broadband Fixed Wireless Access (BFWA) licences. Following requests from the licence holders, Ofcom decided in July 2013… Read more...

Update: December 5, 2013 The deadline for this consultation has been extended to January 3, 2014. It announced the extension on the same day that it released a report on "Spectrum Attribution Metrics". October, 2013 The UK telecommunications regulator has issued a consultation on its spectrum management strategy for the… Read more...

Britain's communications ministry and seven other major government departments have issued a document proposing ways of identifying and releasing at least 500 MHz of sub-5 GHz public sector spectrum over the next 10 years. The document reveals five bands which have been identified as suitable for further investigation, and sets… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation concerning its plans to release a total of 12 MHz of UHF spectrum for Short Range Devices (SRDs) on a licence exempt basis. Ofcom has already announced its intention to authorise this band for SRDs and this consultation concerns the use of technical conditions that… Read more...

The UK regulator has issued a consultation on how it should go about encouraging the use of a total of 10 MHz of spectrum across the VHF bands for the Internet of Things. Ofcom thinks that three bands, specifically parts of the 55.75 - 68 MHz, 70.5 - 71.5 MHz,… Read more...

Ofcom has published a Call For Input on spectrum above 6 GHz that may be appropriate for future mobile communication services, including those that may be referred to as 5G. Input will be used by Ofcom to inform its negotiating positions at the WRC-15 this November. In a statement, Ofcom raises the… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation on its proposals to amend the UK radio regulations to incorporate several decisions that Ofcom has recently made. These decisions concern the use of the 870 - 876 MHz and 915 - 921 MHz bands on a licence-exempt basis; the land-based use of Earth Stations on Moving… Read more...

The UK regulator is inviting members of the public, as well as those working in the industries it regulates, to contribute to its work plan and priorities for the next financial year. The "invitation to comment" encourages anyone with an interest in Ofcom's activities to offer their views on which areas of… Read more...