The U.K. Office of Communications wants feedback on...
The U.K. Office of Communications wants feedback on proposals for awarding licenses for 190 MHz of spectrum being released by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), Ofcom said Wednesday. The spectrum being made available is 40 MHz in the 2350-2390 MHz…
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band, and 150 MHz above 3410 and below the 3600 MHz band, it said in a consultation document (http://xrl.us/bpy69t). In addition to seeking stakeholder views on how the bands might be made available, the regulator also wants input on specific proposals for the 3.4 GHz band as well as early indications of interest from those likely to want licenses, it said. The plan is to award the licenses as soon as practical, with the earliest assignment likely in the 2015-2016 financial year, it said. The document sets out two proposals: (1) Adopt an unpaired, time division duplex band plan for the 3.4 GHz band in the U.K. Ofcom said its analysis of this band within the context of global developments and its current understanding of stakeholder views suggests this would enable the most efficient use of the spectrum. Ongoing European harmonization plans for the band include paired and unpaired use, but there appears to be growing momentum toward the latter, Ofcom said. (2) Amend UK Broadband’s existing license so that the 150 MHz of MoD spectrum in the 3.4 GHz band is in a single contiguous block. This would make it easier to accommodate a range of different demands within the spectrum and cut down the number of inter-operator frequency boundaries, the regulator said. Ofcom is also working with existing users to consider the potential impact of new deployments on them in the release bands and adjacent bands, it said. Coexistence issues will be the subject of another consultation, it said. Comments are due Nov. 27.