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Ofcom ruling on on-demand programme services
Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has just published its determination on a recent appeal as to whether certain audio-visual materials are "on-demand programme services" under Part 4A of the
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Solving the Challenges of User-Centric Networks
At Fieldfisher's recent telecoms update conference, I spoke of what I believe to be the key necessities for the next generation mobile network, and described the 'seven pillars' for 5G development
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Balancing Payments between Broadcasters and Platforms
Cable operators who retransmit public service broadcasts live over their cable networks are likely to lose the benefit of an existing copyright exception. The exception (under s.73 of the UK's
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White Spaces to change colour
Following its earlier consultation reported on in this blog (http://goo.gl/fnir8R), Ofcom has now published its decision to allow licence-exempt access to the unused parts of the radio spectrum in the
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Ofcom publishes decision on 700 MHz repurposing
Regular readers may recall my article on Ofcom's consultation on a repurposing of the 700 MHz spectrum - http://goo.gl/w1fOuo.As anticipated, Ofcom has now published its decision to make spectrum in
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First European Workshop on 5G Spectrum Planning
On 13th November the European Commission held its first workshop on spectrum planning for 5G to discuss spectrum challenges for 5G including usage aspects, technical, and regulatory needs - it was
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Local Digital Terrestrial Television Licensing Update
In July 2011, the then Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, set out his proposed framework for local television in the UK*, and the Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012 was passed
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Ofcom publishes consultation on 700 MHz band re-purposing
Last Wednesday, Ofcom published its consultation on the future use of the 700MHz band in the UHF part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is currently used, along with other parts of the spectrum, to
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Ofcom announces strategic direction for spectrum management
Ofcom, which has responsibility for management of the radio spectrum in the United Kingdom, yesterday announced its strategic direction and priorities for the spectrum over the next 10 years. The use
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Ofcom Launches TV White Spaces Consultation
It is widely predicted that the last quarter of 2013 will see the sale of tablets and mobile computing devices overtake the sale of PCs for the first time. We have also seen an increase in the number