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The liberalisation of spectrum and its impact on service

The liberalisation of spectrum and its impact on service. Business Radio 07 22 nd November 2007 Charles Jenne Director, Spectrum Policy Group. Regulatory landscape. Fixed. Mobile. NGA. Access. Spectrum <3GHz. BT undertakings / LLU, WLR etc. RAN sharing. Core infrastructure.

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The liberalisation of spectrum and its impact on service

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  1. The liberalisation of spectrum and its impact on service Business Radio 07 22nd November 2007 Charles Jenne Director, Spectrum Policy Group

  2. Regulatory landscape Fixed Mobile NGA Access Spectrum <3GHz BT undertakings / LLU, WLR etc RAN sharing Core infrastructure NGN / IMS Content and applications Open access Number porting Miss-selling Consumer

  3. Spectrum policy is major focus for Ofcom • releasing more spectrum, to allow new services to develop • removing restrictions on use of spectrum through liberalisation, promoting technology and usage neutrality • enabling spectrum trading • representing the UK internationally, promoting non-mandatory, non-exclusive harmonisation and seeking increased flexibilty

  4. Spectrum release – three auctions by Ofcom to date

  5. Spectrum release - more to come Also spectrum likely to be released by public sector following Cave Audit, and possible release of some 900MHz spectrum by existing operators

  6. Paired Technology neutrality in 2.6 GHz award proposals • Package band in such a way to permit different potential uses and to facilitate market-led harmonisation via adoption key features of CEPT band plan (including 5MHz channels, 120 MHz duplex spacing for FDD) • Market to decide balance between paired and unpaired spectrum, as well as use of spectrum (subject to technical conditions) CEPT band plan Unpaired

  7. A market driven approach to mobile TV • Ofcom approach: • Neutrality over choice of technology and spectrum (from multiple options) • Support for non-mandatory, non-exclusive harmonisation 3G Band III UHF MSS L band 217.5 MHz to 230 MHz 470 MHz to 862 MHz 1452 MHz to 1492 MHz 1785 MHz to 1805 MHz 2500 MHz to 2690 MHz 1900 MHz to 2170 MHz 2170 MHz to 2025 MHz Channel 36 Increasing antenna size and reducing capacity Reducing propagation range and increasing transmitter network costs Ideal range? MBMS MediaFLOTM

  8. Applying spectrum policy to existing allocations • Liberalisation of spectrum for mobile services (2G / 3G) • UK Broadband licence variation from fixed to mobile • Extending trading and liberalisation to Business Radio • Spectrum Framework Review for Public Sector: creating mechanisms for trading spectrum • Application of AIP: • RSA for Radio Astronomy – release of 1/3rd of spectrum • Aviation and maritime communication and radar • Public sector more generally

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