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The inter-governmental group that advises the European Commission on spectrum, the RSPG, has published a consultation about its vision for the next Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, which is the spectrum agenda set for the European Union. In reviewing the current RSPP, which was established in 2012, the RSPG believes that… Read more...
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Ofcom has issued a consultation on its intention to make new spectrum available for audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) applications, such as wireless microphones. Currently, these applications heavily rely on TV White Spaces, but the availability of these frequencies is set to diminish as the 700 MHz band… Read more...
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Ofcom has launched a consultation on its proposal to authorise the use of higher duty cycle Network Relay Points (NRPs) in the 870 - 873 MHz band. Ofcom wishes to be able to issue network licences for higher duty cycle NRPs (between 2.5 percent and 10 percent) to share the recently created licence-exempt… Read more...
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The UK regulator proposes to exempt a new batch of equipment from the need to hold a Wireless Telegraphy Licence. This includes personal locator beacons (PLBs) for use on land, wireless access terminals in the 3.4 - 3.8 GHz band, safety-related intelligent transport systems (ITS) infrastructure, 2 GHz mobile satellite… 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...
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The ECC's Working Group Spectrum Engineering has issued ECC Report 244 to a public consultation. The report contains compatibility studies related to the use of WAS/RLANs (specifically 802.11ac Wi-Fi) in the 5725 - 5925 MHz band, which is currently assigned throughout Europe for a range of other services. These include:… Read more...
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Ofcom has issued a consultation on how it should promote investment and innovation in the Internet of Things. The document identifies radio spectrum as an enabler of IoT that Ofcom can manage. Ofcom wants input from industry "on the scale and nature of demand" for spectrum, including licensing arrangements and the choice of… Read more...
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The ECO is inviting comments on an Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) report that looks at the use of the lower frequency broadcast bands – below 80MHz – for digital broadcasting to national, local and community audiences. Included are the LF, MF, 26MHz (HF) bands and VHF Band I. The report… Read more...
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ECO is inviting comments on an Electronics Communications Committee (ECC) report developed in response to ETSI System Reference Document TR 102 655. This asked the ECC to identify around 20 MHz of frequency band within 2360-3400 MHz for the advanced Low Power - Active Medical Implant (LP-AMI) telemetry applications. These… Read more...
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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the implications for amateurs of the Ministry of Defence's decision to release 40 MHz of spectrum between 2350 and 2390 MHz (the 2.3 GHz release band) and a further 150 MHz from 3410 to 3600 MHz (the 3.4 GHz release band) for… Read more...