UK Spectrum Usage & Demand Second Edition - Appendices Prepared by Real Wireless for UK Spectrum Policy Forum Issue date: 16 December 2015 Real Wireless Ltd PO Box 2218 Pulborough t +44 207 117 8514 West Sussex f +44 808 280 0142 RH20 4XB e [email protected] United Kingdom www.realwireless.biz Real Wireless Ltd PO Box 2218 Pulborough t +44 207 117 8514 West Sussex f +44 808 280 0142 RH20 4XB e [email protected] United Kingdom www.realwireless.biz About the UK Spectrum Policy Forum Launched at the request of Government, the UK Spectrum Policy Forum is the industry sounding board to Government and Ofcom on future spectrum management and regulatory policy with a view to maximising the benefits of spectrum for the UK. The Forum is open to all organisations with an interest in using spectrum and already has over 150 member organisations. A Steering Board performs the important function of ensuring the proper prioritisation and resourcing of our work. The current members of the Steering Board are: Airbus Defence and Space Huawei Sky Avanti Ofcom Telefonica BT QinetiQ Three DCMS Qualcomm Vodafone Digital UK Real Wireless About techUK techUK facilitates the UK Spectrum Policy Forum. It represents the companies and technologies that are defining today the world we will live in tomorrow. More than 850 companies are members of techUK. Collectively they employ approximately 700,000 people, about half of all tech sector jobs in the UK. These companies range from leading FTSE 100 companies to new innovative start-ups. About Real Wireless Real Wireless is the pre-eminent independent expert advisor in wireless technology, strategy & regulation worldwide. 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Registered in England & Wales No. 6016945 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. Acknowledgements This report has built on the contributions of many individuals from many organisations within the UK Spectrum Policy Forum. Our thanks in particular are due to the following organisations. Space: Defence: UK Space Agency QinetiQ BBC Ministry of Defence Viasat BAE Systems Astrium Thales Eutelsat Inmarsat Avanti SES Airbus DJCSL Business Radio: Short Range Wireless: Airwave BAE Systems Ofcom Sky TETRA and Critical Communications Association (TCCA) Federation of Communication Services Meteorology: Broadcasting & Entertainment The Met Office Arqiva BBC Microsoft BEIRG Sennheiser Digital UK Sky DTG Public Mobile: Fixed Wireless Access & Wireless EE Transport Networks Telefónica -O2 Independent Networks Cooperative BT Association (INCA) Three UK Broadband Ofcom EE Samsung Vodafone Amateur Radio: Utilities: The Radio Society of Great Britain Joint Radio Company UK Spectrum Usage & Demand: Second Edition Appendices v3 Issue date: 16 December 2015. UK Spectrum Usage & Demand: Second Edition Appendices v3 Issue date: 16 December 2015. 1 Contents A.1. Introduction........................................................................................... 2 A.2. Spectrum policy in the UK and internationally ........................................ 4 A.3. Public Mobile ......................................................................................... 7 A.4. Utilities ................................................................................................ 22 A.5. Business Radio ..................................................................................... 38 A.6. Space ................................................................................................... 58 A.7. Meteorology ........................................................................................ 84 A.8. Defence ............................................................................................... 89 A.9. Transportation ................................................................................... 100 A.10. Broadcasting and entertainment ........................................................ 115 A.11. Short range wireless (SRDs and Wi-Fi) ................................................ 135 A.12. Fixed Wireless Access and Wireless Transport Networks .................... 154 A.13. Amateur radio ................................................................................... 171 References ....................................................................................................... 184 UK Spectrum Usage & Demand: Second Edition Appendices v3 Issue date: 16 December 2015. 2 A.1. Introduction 1.1 Scope This document provides detailed appendices to the main report and it suggested that the main report is reviewed first. 1.2 About the UK Spectrum Policy Forum The UK Spectrum Policy Forum [1] is the industry sounding board on long-term UK spectrum issues to Government and Ofcom. Launched in September 2013 by Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, the UK Spectrum Policy Forum provides input and support to Government and Ofcom on future spectrum management and regulatory policy with a view to maximising the benefits – both social and economic - of spectrum for the UK. The main objective of the forum is to harness industrial insights from across the diverse range of spectrum users, into the future developments in spectrum-based services and technology, the resulting evolution in spectrum demand, and the composition of fit-for- purpose spectrum policies and regulation. The key themes for the work of the forum are: provision of horizon scanning to review developments in (worldwide) wireless usage and develop a UK focussed assessment of future spectrum needs development of a strategic roadmap for the future use of spectrum, harnessing cross-industry insights informing future mechanisms for spectrum release, assignments and authorisation enabling innovative future applications from spectrum and access to public sector spectrum The UK Spectrum Policy Forum is open to all and has over 100 member organisations. It is chaired independently by David Meyer, facilitated by techUK and supported by DCMS. A Steering Board comprises thirteen funding partners ranging from major multinationals to SMEs with representation from across the industry [2]. While the Steering Board provides coordination and support, all decisions are taken by the membership as a whole. The work of the Spectrum Policy Forum is organised into three clusters, with other clusters under consideration. The clusters are: Cluster One: Spectrum Applications and Demand Cluster Two: Spectrum Access and Use Cluster Three: Economic Analysis and Social Impact 1.3 Scope of this document The goal of Cluster One is 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 ensuring spectrum supply can be efficiently matched to those needs. UK Spectrum Usage & Demand: Second Edition Appendices v3 Issue date: 16 December 2015. 3 This document has been commissioned by the UK Spectrum Policy Forum from Real Wireless to represent the work of Cluster One. It provides a snapshot of the current spectrum usage and expected long-term future needs of the major users of spectrum in the UK. It identifies the business and societal activities which depend on this spectrum and the associated drivers of value. The audience for this document is threefold: 1. UK Government, to inform future spectrum and infrastructure policy 2. Spectrum users, to foster mutual understanding and cooperation amongst users with distinct needs 3. The other Clusters of the Spectrum Policy Forum, as input to their work on spectrum access options and economic and social impact. 1.4 Approach This document has been prepared as follows. Representatives of several spectrum-using sectors were invited to give presentations and participate in panel discussions to the Spectrum Policy Forum at a series of events held from late 2013 to the end of 2014. Real Wireless then used this material and some wider sources to draft a chapter for each sector, with the following contents: Scope of the sector: What people, services and devices are included? Contributions to social and economic value: What are the sources of value and what is their magnitude? Current and recent past status: Any significant changes which have been observed in the market Sector trends: Future growth/contraction prospects, changes to delivery model etc. Usage of technologies and spectrum: Current status, expectations