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Ofcom<\/a> UK has today set out their future spectrum management strategy for the next ten years, which among other things aims to boost support for localised spectrum access (e.g. creating local wireless networks via 5G<\/a> etc.) and promote greater sharing of existing spectrum in higher frequencies.<\/p>\n

Radio spectrum is a finite resource and thus the UK communications and media regulator is constantly trying to make the most efficient use of it, which now and then requires them to re-examine the market and see whether improvements can be made. Such decisions can have a big impact on all sorts of different sectors, such as TV, satellite<\/a>, fixed wireless links, home WiFi<\/a> and mobile broadband (4G<\/a>, 5G<\/a>) etc.<\/p>\n

Like many of Ofcom<\/a>’s strategy documents, this one is full of generalisations and broad ambitions, while at the same time being somewhat light on specifics and timetables. Suffice to say that we didn’t manage to gleam much from its pages that couldn’t already be guessed from existing policy and approaches.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Ofcom<\/a> also views 6G as being “outside of the timeframe associated with our current spectrum strategy<\/em>” because it is not “expected to be significant until the 2030s timeframe,<\/em>” which seems odd since regulators can have the biggest impact when new standards are still being formed. Elsewhere, there’s no mention of the forthcoming sunset for 2G and 3G<\/a> services \/ bands, although admittedly that one is fairly predictable (the bands will go to 4G<\/a> \/ 5G<\/a> services).<\/p>\n

Ofcom’s Three Focus Areas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Supporting wireless innovation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Making it even easier for a broad range of users to access spectrum by:<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Making more spectrum available for innovation before its long-term future use is certain;<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Working to support innovation in new wireless technologies, including by influencing international standards and technical conditions so they are flexible enough to support new uses;<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Expanding our work to understand, assist and inform the broad range of organisations who may benefit from wireless technologies in the future.<\/p>\n

Licensing to fit local and national services:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supporting the growing diversity of wireless services and providers by considering further options for localised spectrum access when authorising new spectrum use. Local access can suit a range of businesses and specialised services at sites like factories, airports and remote farms, which do not need to use spectrum across the whole UK. Licences for larger areas, including national licences, can support wide coverage for public mobile services.<\/p>\n

Promoting spectrum sharing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Encouraging users to share access to spectrum with others. As innovation stimulates greater demand for limited spectrum resource, spectrum sharing becomes even more important. Alongside our flexible authorisation options, technology can help by providing new sharing tools and by creating the opportunity for a fresh approach to sharing in higher frequencies. We will encourage:<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Use of better data and more sophisticated analysis when assessing the conditions for sharing;<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Wireless systems to be more resilient to interference from their neighbours;<\/p>\n

\u27a4 An efficient balance between the level of interference protection given to one service and flexibility for others to transmit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read the full strategy document<\/strong><\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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