The UK Ministry of defence is seeking comments on extending market principles to its use of spectrum and more general proposals to reform its approach to spectrum management over the next four years. These plans are the MOD’s response to key recommendations in the 2005 Independent Audit of Spectrum Holdings… Read more...

Ofcom proposes to divide licence exempt applications into three classes of low, medium and high interference potential. Only applications with similar characteristics would share spectrum. Read more...

Following a consultation in July 2012 on Licence Exemption of Wireless Telegraphy Devices, the UK regulator has published a decision covering most of the points in the consultation document but has also launched a new consultation. This is on a further proposal to revise the current 10.577 to 10.597 GHz radio-determination… Read more...

Ofcom has issued a consultation concerning the regulation it needs to make in order to hold its planned auction of the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. The document contains details about how Ofcom plans to manage the planned auction. The consultation paper includes a draft of the regulations that… Read more...

Following a request from the BBC Ofcom has begun a technical consultation on the process for temporarily assigning analogue interleaved frequencies (470-862MHz) in a number of key metropolitan areas. The consultation focuses on how to protect existing spectrum users. These temporary assignments could allow for the early introduction of new… Read more...

Ofcom is proposing introducing a new licence for spectrum users. The ‘innovation licence’ is designed to allow organisations to rapidly launch commercial services that do not easily fit within one of Ofcom's existing licence classes. In the first instance the innovation licence would be for public sector spectrum like that… Read more...

Ofcom has published a consultation on increasing the power levels below which devices will be exempt from licensing in the frequency bands above 10GHz. The regulator argues that the current power limits on UWB below 10GHz could be extrapolated proportionately into the higher bands without causing harmful interference. Read more...

The UK regulator has set out proposals to introduce Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) to the maritime and aeronautical sectors. AIP would be implemented in some areas from 2009 but would not be applied to the majority of uses until after 2010. Read more...

This document gives notice of and consults on Ofcom’s intention to introduce recognised spectrum access (RSA) in 406.1-430MHz. This provides a legal basis for public sector bodies like the military to hold and trade spectrum. Ofcom is also inviting views on the technical conditions necessary to prevent interference. This is… Read more...

The document sets out Ofcom's proposals on the packaging and auction design for the largest part of the digital dividend spectrum together with the conditions to be included in the licences. The bands are known as the 'cleared spectrum' and comprise 128MHz that will be cleared of existing users by… Read more...