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Ofcom has issued a consultation concerning the use of spectrum on aeroplanes. Following a recent European Commission Decision to allow the use of UMTS and LTE during flights, Ofcom wants to allow the use of these technologies within the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands on board aircraft. Read more...
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Ofcom has published a statement and consultation on its intention to grant Recognised Spectrum Access (RSA) for Crown bodies in the 3400 – 3480 MHz and 3500 – 3580 MHz frequency ranges. Before RSA can be granted, new regulations need to be made. Ofcom has published a statutory notice of… Read more...
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The WGFM sub-group of the ECC is undertaking a public consultation on revisions to ECC Report 180. These revisions give an updated guidance to stakeholders wishing to update the ECO Frequency Information System (EFIS) taking in to account ECC Decision (01)03. Read more...
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The Working Group for Frequency Management has launched a public consultation on techniques that would allow uncoordinated FSS Earth Stations to access spectrum in the 17.7 - 19.7 GHz band. The Report notes that the ECC's own studies (ECC Report 232) show that the spectrum is usually available to be… Read more...
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The WGFM sub-committee of the ECC has issued a consultation on its revisions to ERC Decision (00)07, which provides a soft harmonisation mechanism to allow the 17.7 - 19.7 GHz band to be shared to be shared between Fixed Services and Fixed Satellite Services. These revisions are related to ECC… Read more...
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The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the future spectrum requirements for mobile broadband and the set of potential frequency ranges which could be considered at WRC-15. Ofcom will be putting the UK's point of view at the meeting and one of the critical issues up for discussion is… Read more...
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The British regulator is seeking stakeholders' views on the best way to release the spectrum in the 2010 to 2125 MHz band for new uses. It is currently unused in the UK, but is allocated on a primary basis for fixed and mobile services. Ofcom originally intended to award it… Read more...
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The UK regulator has issued a consultation setting out its view on technical co-existence issues for its forthcoming public sector spectrum release in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. Ofcom plans to make 40 MHz in the 2.3 GHz band and 150 MHz in the 3.4 GHz band available on an exclusive… Read more...
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The UK regulator is consulting on a variety of telecoms and broadcast issues, including the proposed auctioning of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands. Ofcom plans to have the spectrum awarded by 2012/13 with effective co-existence measures allowing the deployment of next generation services in place by… Read more...
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The European technical authority has issued its draft decision on the 700 MHz mobile broadband bandplan for consultation. The Decision takes in to account the out of band emission limits and guard blocks that have been set out in CEPT Report 53. Europe's 700 MHz bandplan has been the source of lively… Read more...