The UK regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on proposed coverage obligations for licences in the 700 MHz band. The proposed obligations will require the winners of licences in paired 700 MHz spectrum to roll out improved mobile coverage in rural areas. According to Ofcom this equates to a requirement to… Read more...

Ofcom is proposing to attach coverage obligations to some of the licences it will award for the 700 MHz band. 700 MHz is currently used for Digital Terrestrial Television but is being cleared and will be auctioned for mobile services in the second half of 2019. The proposed coverage obligations are:… Read more...

Uk's Ofcom has opened a public consultation on a proposal by Absolute Radio to reduce coverage of the station's AM radio coverage. The proposal would see Absolute Radio AM national coverage reduced from 90.5% of the UK's population to 85.4% from May  2018.  Absolute radio has brought this proposal to Ofcom  in… Read more...

The UK's Ofcom has launched a consultation on regulators future strategy regarding the use of fixed wireless links. As part of this consultation Ofcom is seeking feedback on: Proposed regulatory framework for the 57 – 66 GHz band (V band) Potential EU harmonisation of the 1350 - 1375 MHz band… Read more...

The UK regulator has published the draft version of its annual plan for 2018-19. Ofcom's main spectrum goals for 2018/2019 include: Preparation for the future award of spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3.6 - 3.8 GHz bands. Conducting a public consultation on the use of 5G in the 26… Read more...

Ultra Wideband (UWB) devices - which can transmit high data rates over short distances at a very low power - have an existing exemption from the relevant UK spectrum law, the Wireless Telegraphy Act. This consultation is about how to implement a recent decision by the European Commission on UWB… Read more...

Ofcom has made available its technical analysis of coexistence issues between DTT, PMSE and mobile in the 700 MHz band following the move of the former two services to the lower UHF band. Interested parties are invited to respond by 18 July.   Read more...

The UK government has said it will provide PMSE equipment owners with funding equivalent to the residual value of equipment operating in the 700 MHz band prior to its clearance over the next three years. Ofcom has said equipment owners are likely to receive around 47 per cent of costs… Read more...

Ofcom has proposed a modification of its notice to PMSE users to quit the 700 MHz guard band when it transitions from digital terrestrial television to mobile in May 2020. In this document we set out our proposals to modify that notice so that PMSE users will continue to be… Read more...

The UK regulator has launched a consultation on the draft regulations that will implement its plan to extend Wi-Fi access in the 5 GHz band to an additional 125 MHz (5725 to 5850 MHz, the "5.8 GHz band"). Ofcom is also consulting on the technical conditions which manufacturers of equipment… Read more...