Ofcom says current arrangements for trading may be "imposing unnecessary regulatory burdens" and proposes to simplify them by reducing the number of processes required to execute a trade from six to four. In many cases the parties would only need to notify Ofcom rather than getting the regulators consent in… Read more...

This consultation puts forward the proposals on which the UK government can make a direction to the regulator, Ofcom, on how it should release spectrum needed for the next generation of mobile and wireless broadband services. These proposals are based on the work of the Independent Spectrum Broker (ISB) and… Read more...

This report considers how the use of one type of UWB technology, Level Probing Radar (LPR), might affect various  services operating in or near  proposed LPR  bands. The LPR candidate bands are: 6.0-8.5 GHz, 24.05-26.5 GHz,57-64 GHz, and 75-85 GHz. LPR devices are used in many industries concerned with process… Read more...

This document sets out the technical conditions for granting Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) in the 3400 to 3600 MHz band. The Ministry of Defence currently holds rights to this band but has  said it wants to release some of it to the commercial sector. This cannot be done under the… Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the future use of the 700 MHz band. In its UHF strategy statement, published in November 2012, Ofcom explained the steps it intends to take to increase mobile broadband capacity by drawing on the 700 MHz frequency band, which is currently used… Read more...

Ofcom has issued on a consultation on whether to vary Qualcomm's 40 MHz licence in the L band to allow the use of Supplemental Downlink (SDL). In order to accommodate future use of SDL in the band, Ofcom has also proposed to change the way in which adjacent bands (1492 - 1517… Read more...

The Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has now completed its draft opinion on the digital dividend and is seeking comments from stakeholders. The group's key objective has been supporting the realisation of a digital dividend on a technology and service neutral basis, taking into account the potential benefits of an… Read more...

This consultation is in two parts: Part 1 is intended to identify possible improvements to the process of coordination of EU spectrum interests in ITU World Radiocommunications Conferences.  RSPG suggestions summarised on p13 of document but include better co-ordination with other ITU regional groups (eg CITEL for the Americas) and… Read more...

Europe's technical authority, the ECC, has issued a consultation on a proposal to use a 2 x 3 MHz block in the 700 MHz band for Machine-to-Machine communications. Specifically, the ECC is seeking comment on ECC Report 242, which provides a co-existence analysis between M2M applications within a 2 x… Read more...

The UK regulator has issued a consultation on its proposed Annual Licence Fees (ALF) for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands, which are also known as the GSM bands.  Since 2010, the regulator has been tasked by the government to set the fees at a level that reflect the market value of… Read more...