Ofcom Tweaks Spectrum Sharing Rules
The U.K.’s Office of Communications on Monday released two changes to its spectrum sharing rules, designed to promote fixed-wireless access to spectrum. Ofcom removed the terminal registration requirement for all low-power users and said it would allow “easier access to…
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Medium Power in most urban areas, with balancing measures (including an updated fee) to safeguard the efficient use of spectrum.” Ofcom approved shared access licenses in four bands in 2019, with a mix of low- and medium-power licenses. The bands are: 1.8, 2.3, 3.8-4.2 and 26 GHz. Reported ISPreview, which covers U.K. regulation: “Suffice to say that demand is only expected to grow” and “the regulator is now introducing changes to improve local spectrum availability -- especially in the busiest bands."