©Ofcom The liberalisation of spectrum and its impact on service Business Radio nd November 2007 Charles Jenne Director, Spectrum Policy Group

©Ofcom1 Regulatory landscape FixedMobile Core infrastructure Access Content and applications BT undertakings / LLU, WLR etc NGN / IMS RAN sharing Spectrum <3GHz NGA Open access Consumer Miss-selling Number porting

©Ofcom2 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

©Ofcom3 Spectrum release – three auctions by Ofcom to date BandDateFlexibleDurationNew entry 3G2000No21 yearsYes 28GHz2000No15 yearsYes 3.5GHz2003No15 yearsYes / YesIndefiniteYes / YesIndefiniteYes YesIndefiniteYes

©Ofcom4 Spectrum release - more to come BandQuantityDateMost likely uses 10, 28, 32, 40GHz5GHzimminentfixed wireless access & backhaul MHz40MHz1 st half 2008mobile TV, satellite radio MHz and MHz 205MHz1 st half 2008WiMax, 3G & LTE Digital dividend120MHz cleared plus MHz interleaved 1 st half 2009national DTT, local TV, mobile TV, mobile broadband, cognitive Also spectrum likely to be released by public sector following Cave Audit, and possible release of some 900MHz spectrum by existing operators

©Ofcom5 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) Paired Unpaired CEPT band plan Technology neutrality in 2.6 GHz award proposals

©Ofcom6 A market driven approach to mobile TV Reducing propagation range and increasing transmitter network costs Ideal range? MHz to 230 MHz 470 MHz to 862 MHz 1452 MHz to 1492 MHz 1900 MHz to 2170 MHz 2170 MHz to 2025 MHz Band IIIUHF L band 3G MSS 2500 MHz to 2690 MHz Increasing antenna size and reducing capacity 1785 MHz to 1805 MHz MBMS MediaFLO TM Ofcom approach: – Neutrality over choice of technology and spectrum (from multiple options) – Support for non-mandatory, non-exclusive harmonisation Channel 36

©Ofcom7 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 1/3 rd of spectrum – Aviation and maritime communication and radar – Public sector more generally