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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the spectrum requirements for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 3, 2014. The consultation is in part based on a study commissioned from Analysys Mason and Ofcom now wants to assess the likely demand from… Read more...
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The Belgian regulator has launched a consultation on the future use of the 700 MHz band. It focuses on what will happen to PMSE (programme making and special events) users when the band is assigned to mobile operators. The consultation document notes that PMSE users will probably have to relocate… Read more...
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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on a proposal to permit the use of two 200 kHz channels in the lower part of the 606-614 MHz band (channel 38) for high power Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) applications. High power PMSE refers to audio links operating above 50… Read more...
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A sub-group of the ECC called the WGSE, has issued a consultation concerning ECC Report 220. The report concerns possible interference between any future Direct Air 2 Ground Communication system PMSE, and DECT applications. The study shall inform the development of harmonised conditions for the unpaired 2 GHz band. Read more...
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The French regulator has launched a public consultation to obtain feedback from stakeholders on planned changes to the regulatory framework governing the use of audio equipment for services ancillary to programme-making and broadcasting using the 470-789 MHz and 823-832 MHz frequency bands. ARCEP says its draft decision aims to provide… Read more...
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The European Communications Committee has put a document out to consultation that provides further technical characteristics relating to hand‑held reception of TV, audio, datacast and multimedia services and Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE). These are systems that have been identified as potential users of the L-band for which the… Read more...
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The Working Group Spectrum Engineering of Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued ECC Report 243 to a public consultation. The Report sets out the possible use of the 2.7 - 2.9 GHz and 2.9 - 3.4 GHz bands for video PMSE. It finds that sharing the spectrum with incumbent… Read more...
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The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has issued a consultation on its draft Opinion concerning a long-term strategy for the UHF band (470-790 MHz). The Opinion takes into account the recent work on the UHF band by the European technical authority, the CEPT, and by a High Level Group of executives from… Read more...
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The Working Group Frequency Management has issued ECC Report 204 for a public consultation. The report provides a broad review of spectrum use by PMSE applications, including the possible use of the 800 MHz duplex gaps for Audio PMSE. Read more...
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The ECC's Working Group Spectrum Engineering has issued Report 245 to a public consultation. That report provides proposed mitigation techniques against potential interference between future audio PMSE applications in the 1350 - 1400 MHz band, and incumbent radiolocation and fixed services. Read more...