This consultation considers the licensing arrangements that should be applied to base stations associated with Complementary Ground Components (CGC) operating as integral parts of 2 GHz mobile satellite systems. A European Commission Decision designates 1980-2010 and 2170-2200 MHz to mobile satellite services including those which operate complementary ground components as… Read more...

The consultation invites comments on further ways of modelling whether licensees have kept within the terms of their SURs. These new types of modelling relate to the following situations: * From one downlink to another adjacent downlink. * From one uplink to another adjacent uplink. * From one downlink to… Read more...

The proposed auction rules and procedures for the award of 2500 - 2690 MHz and 2010 - 2025 MHz. The draft regulations have also been published. The auction will be held in summer 2008. Read more...

Plans to increase the capacity of one of the DTT multiplexes by 160% by using MPEG4 and DVB-T2. This could create space for either 4 HDTV channels or 20 standard definition channels. The extra capacity would be allocated to broadcasters via a beauty contest. Read more...

Ofcom expects the standards and procedures for Mobile Communication on Aircraft (MCA) to be agreed on a European basis by the end of 2007 or early 2008. The Ofcom document summarises the requirements of the European standard to prevent harmful interference being generated outside the aircraft and consults on its… Read more...

National regulators are required under EC Decision 2005/928/EC to make the high power section of the band (169.6125 to 169.8125 MHz) available for services such as paging and high power asset tracking systems. However, Ofcom believes there is no interest in using the spectrum for this purpose. If this consultation… Read more...

This document sets out Ofcom's measures to implement the Radio Spectrum Committee Decision on the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands currently used for 2G services. The Decision requires them to be opened up to use for 3G and potentially other technologies. Ofcom proposes to reclaim some of the spectrum… Read more...

Ofcom invites comments on proposals to extend the range of technologies and applications which do not require a licence. These include: • Building Material Analysis devices using Ultra Wide Band technologies• High Density applications in the Fixed Satellite Service (HDFSS)The consultation document also contains proposals to amend the use of… Read more...

In the April 2006 consultation on Spectrum Usage Rights (SURs) and in further details about SURs contained within the L-Band and 2.6GHz consultations some stakeholders said Ofcom hadn't addressed legal and other issues concerning the framework under which SURs would be applied. This document seeks to clarify that framework and… Read more...

Following earlier consultations Ofcom is inviting comments on revised technical conditions for the auctioning of the band. It is proposing two Spectrum Usage Rights (SUR) for the 1452-1479.5 MHz sub-band, one SUR for a high power-low density network and another SUR for a low power-high density network. The new consultation… Read more...