Spectrum Enforcement - Federation of Communication Services

Business Radio 2014
Ofcom
13th November 2014
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Topics Covered
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Spectrum Enforcement
UHF Strategic Review (420 MHz to 470 MHz)
Spectrum Allocations between 143 MHz and 169 MHz
Future of Business Radio
Stakeholder Events
In attendance today
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Clive Corrie
Paul Jarvis
Kevin Delaney
Michael Stanley
Andrew Northover
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Head of Spectrum Enforcement
Head of Business Radio
Spectrum Policy and Planning
Spectrum Licensing – Corporate Customer
Spectrum Licensing – Corporate Customer
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Spectrum Enforcement
Clive Corrie
Head of Spectrum Enforcement.
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Contents
1. Ofcom enforcement duties and functions
2. Spectrum licensing – Renewals Management
3. The Radio Equipment Directive
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Enforcement
Our Duties:
Spectrum
• It is our duty to enforce R&TTE and EMC to protect and
manage the radio spectrum.
R&TTE Regulations 2000 and EMC Regulations 2006
• It is a function of Ofcom to provide a service consisting of
the giving of advice and assistance to persons complaining
of interference with wireless telegraphy.
Section 4 WTA 2006
• Ofcom are required to secure the optimal use for wireless
telegraphy of the electro-magnetic spectrum.
Communications Act 2003
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Enforcement
Spectrum
Enforcement
• Responsible investigations and enforcement
• Provide specialist support to other areas when enforcement is
necessary
• Ensure that we have the necessary powers policies and processes
• Carry out market surveillance to identify non-compliant products1
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Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Regulations.
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Enforcement
Spectrum
Licensing
Spectrum Licensing
• Collects about £30.2 million in licence fees per annum
• Provides licensing services to over 250,000 licensees using radio spectrum
• Issue over 9,000 licences PA across 29 products
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Enforcement
SE&E
Strategy (Renewals Management)
• Take firm action to address unlicensed use
• Use data from revocations and surrendered licenses as a basis for investigations
• Use of automated spectrum monitoring tools as an intelligence source
• Conduct targeted inspections to ensure compliance terms and condition
• Conduct ad-hoc inspections to ensure compliance with terms and conditions
• Follow-up all transgression with a proportionate response:
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Warning
Formal cautions
Fixed Penalty Notices
Prosecution
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Enforcement
Fixed Penalty Notices
Five convictions for
non-payment
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Improvements to communications: email –v- ‘snail-mail’
Over half of communications now by Email…
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e-mail
fulfilment
Linear (e-mail)
Linear (fulfilment)
Leading to reductions in fulfilment costs
£100,000.00
£90,000.00
£87,103.23
£87,103.23
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£75,105.92
£66,010.22
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£47,593.39
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£28,350.54
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£34,890.45
£28,350.54
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£18,533.53
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£6,043.59
£2,530.55
£April
May
£24,468.42
£17,437.31
£4,907.05
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£8,764.68
£56,964.33
£51,005.60
£41,161.51
£34,890.45
£27,534.56
£13,036.64
July
TSO 2010/11
£61,206.49
£30,183.18
£15,442.31
£47,139.68
£32,700.81
£18,356.39
£47,139.68
£34,818.91
£20,075.68
£75,105.92
£65,117.42
£65,117.42
£65,117.42
£40,297.29
£44,411.07
£42,177.25
£26,336.71
£30,908.12
£28,450.96
£47,139.68
£36,758.72
£38,082.68
£22,172.82
£24,030.57
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TSO & ID 2012/13
ID 2013/14
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Achievements – Business Radio
Considerable fall in Revocation of BR Tech Assigned Licences
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Revocation Trend
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Live BR Licence volumes, have increased in the same period
Business Radio Licences in Force
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40000
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The new Radio Equipment Directive ‘RED’
Aims of the RED:
Improved enforcement and compliance (more powers);
Simplification (definitions);
Clarify and increase scope (e.g. Software defined radio);
Possibility of a product registration scheme.
The RED also implements horizontal EU rules for product related directives - the New Legislative Framework
increasing powers and improving enforcement.
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The new Radio Equipment Directive
Main changes:
Clear binding definitions;
Changes to ‘essential requirements’;
Broadcast receivers now included;
Radar explicitly included;
Requirements for the performance of radio receivers;
Interoperability for accessories (e.g. Phone chargers);*
Software defined radio - control/regulation;*
Product registration scheme**
Manufacturer must consider foreseeable use;
* Commission may adopt implementing acts for these measures
** Commission may adopt implementing acts to require manufacturers to register products if they consider that there is a
problem with a particular class of equipment.
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The new Radio Equipment Directive
New
guidance
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The new Radio Equipment Directive
Main changes – Culpability of all economic
“The central role that the concept of making available plays in Union
harmonisation legislation is related to the fact that all economic operators in the
supply-chain have traceability obligations and need to have an active role in
ensuring that only compliant products circulate on the Union market.”
‘”economic operators’ means the manufacturer, the authorised representative,
the importer and the distributor”
2.3 Blue Guide 2014
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Main changes - Enforcement:
Recall & withdraw products;
All economic operators responsible (supply chain);
New safeguard process*;
Reciprocal enforcement across EEA*;
Financial support for ADCO.
* These provisions have the potential to impact on Ofcom.
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The new Radio Equipment Directive
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The new Radio Equipment Directive
Main changes - Definitions
‘recall’ means any measure aimed at achieving the return of radio equipment
that has already been made available to the end-user;
’withdrawal’ means any measure aimed at preventing radio equipment in the
supply chain from being made available on the market;
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Business Radio
Paul Jarvis - Head of Business Radio
Kevin Delaney - Spectrum Policy and Planning
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UHF Strategic Review
420 – 470 MHz
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UHF Strategic Review – Project Outline
• Analyse and project spectrum demand in the UHF1 (425-450 MHz) and
UHF2 (450-470 MHz) bands over the next 10 years taking into account
current and potential future uses of the bands
• Consider future growth from incumbent users/uses
• Identify potential alternative users/uses and consider their impact on
existing users
• Understand impact of changing patterns of use in Europe
• Consider the context of the available spectrum
– international coordination/constraint
– increasing impact of international interference (incoming use of CDMA)
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UHF Strategic Review – Sectors
• Business Radio licence products are predicted to show continued growth
• Estimated that there is likely to be a need for a further 1.4675 MHz of
spectrum for Business Radio by 2023
• Government directives drive spectrum requirement for smart grids / Machine
to Machine
• Utilities have stated requirement for 2 x 3 MHz of additional spectrum for
SCADA focused over the period 2015 to 2020
• Emergency Services may be in a position to release some of their current UHF
frequencies (2 x 3 MHz)
• Entertainment (PMSE) will continue to require a significant amount of
spectrum
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UHF Strategic Review - Potential Scenarios
• Do we need to harmonise with Europe
• Public Safety / Public Protection Disaster Relief
• Public Access Mobile Radio / and/or Public Networks
• Identify demand for Short Range Devices / Licence Exempt use
• Complicating factors
– Licence exempt frequency range (458.5 MHz to 459.5 MHz) in the UK but
not in Europe
– Harmonised spectrum at 467 MHz for on board ships communications
– Are these fixed or just hard to move?
• Call for Input to be published in the Autumn
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Spectrum Allocations between
143 MHz and 169 MHz
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Spectrum Allocations between 143 MHz and 169 MHz
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Spectrum available UK wide (legacy Emergency Services use)
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Graduated release to take account of future technologies / applications
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Primary allocation is Business Radio
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Allocation for Maritime / Land Search and Rescue
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Temporary allocation for Amateur Radio (requires NoV)
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Temporary allocation for Programme Making and Special Events
- Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Glastonbury, Wimbledon
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Applications received from Utility, Transport and PAMR sectors
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Future of Business Radio
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Future of Business Radio
• Ofcom position is technology neutral
• Is there a proven requirement to mandate a switch to digital
• Ofcom is seeking evidence to allocate spectrum for
– Wide band services?
– Smart grids
– Increased use of telemetry and connected devices
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle payload information
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Stakeholder Events
Kevin Delaney
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Business Radio team
Paul Jarvis
Head of Business Radio
Malika Greene
Transport, Technology, CEPT*, FM49** / FM54
Kevin Delaney
Spectrum Policy and Planning
Steven Alexander
Amateur Radio, Maritime Engineering Policy
Fraser Murrey
Maritime Licensing Policy, Innovation Licensing
Kuha Sithamparanathan
Emergency Services / Public Safety Spectrum Policy
Andrew Jacks
Emergency Services / Public Safety Licensing, Spectrum
Assignments
Spectrum Licensing
Telephone
Fax
Email
0300 123 1000 or 020 7981 3131
020 7981 3235
[email protected]
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Stakeholder Events
Event
When
Where
Business Radio Interest Group
29th January 2015
Riverside House
Business Radio Interest Group
30th April 2015
Riverside House
Business Radio Interest Group
23rd July 2015
Baldock
Business Radio Interest Group
22nd October 2015
Riverside House
Technical Advisory Group
15th January 2015
Riverside House
Open Day
27th November 2014 Birmingham
Open Day
3rd December 2014
Riverside House
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Feedback and Questions
Ofcom in syndicate room 9/10 for licensing
surgery and/or policy discussions from 12.30
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