UK Spectrum Policy Forum Professor Simon Saunders, Director, Real Wireless Ltd: Update on Cluster 1 meetings to date See more at: http://www.techuk.org/about/uk-spectrum-policy-forum All Rights Reserved

1. UK Spectrum Policy Forum
Cluster 1: Spectrum Applications and
Requirements
Simon Saunders
28th January 2013

2. The UK Spectrum Policy Forum
Government and Ofcom:
UK Social and
Economic
Value
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Roadmap options and
required changes
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Spectrum
allocation
Spectrum
assignment modes
Technology
evolution
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Cluster 2:
Spectrum
release and
access
mechanisms
Political, Economic, Legal
and Social Context
Goals, policy and regulation
Cluster 1:
Applications
and Sector
needs
Requirements
and options
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Sector needs
Current spectrum
usage
Future evolution
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3. Cluster 1 Terms of Reference
Overall goal:
• To promote a joined-up understanding of current and future spectrum needs
across UK users, thereby assisting in maximising associated benefits (social and
economic) and by ensuring spectrum supply can be efficiently matched to those
needs.
Specific Aims
• To identify and characterise the UK private and public sectors which have distinct
dependencies on spectrum
• To determine the current needs and usage of spectrum and associated technology
• To determine the expectations of change in sector service needs and associated
usage of spectrum
• To determine the potential level of flexibility for modes of spectrum access
amongst licenced, licence-exempt and intermediate modes (e.g. licensed shared
access, cognitive access etc.)
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4. Data sought for each sector
Scope of the sector
Contributions to social and economic value
Current and recent past status
Sector trends
Usage of technologies and spectrum
Expected changes to tech and spectrum
Longer-term (10-20 years) tech and spectrum
needs and options
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5. Sectors and status
Sector
Status
Utilities
 16th September
Private Mobile Radio
- Business radio
- Emergency services
 11th December
Public (cellular) mobile
Transportation (aviation, road, rail)
Broadcasting and entertainment (Delivery and content
creation)
Fixed broadband
Defence
Radio amateurs
Industrial, medical, scientific
Space
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6. Utilities
• Presentation 16/9/13 from Adrian Grill, Joint Radio Company
• Spectrum needs of the utilities
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7. Private Mobile and Business Radio
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Presentations 11/12/13 from:
Tetra and Critical Communications Association
Airwave
Federation of Communication Services
Ofcom
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8. Roadmap for future meetings
Focus on UHF policy
Broadcasting, PMSE, white space and cellular
Transportation: aviation, rail, road
Space, scientific, medical
M2M incl. home/office networking
Public mobile
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9. Contact
Real Wireless
PO Box 2218
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 4XB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 207 117 8514
Web: www.realwireless.biz
Blog: realwireless.biz/blog
Email: info@realwireless.biz
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