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240689 - 450-470 Study Final Print Version (Dec08).doc There were mission critical systems, that can not be shut down during a realignment process and interference from the process would not be an acceptable risk; There was a shortage of skilled engineers to undertake the actual alignment process of physically re-tuning and deploying new systems. In summary, there was concern that the alignment was not achievable or cost effective and presented too many risks. The alignment would have serious consequences for all current stakeholders, except the E&PSS. However, the industry accepted that the main benefit for alignment would be for future protection from continental interference; but protection from interference for some users does not necessarily mean that all users should be disrupted. The stakeholders suggested that a more palatable way forward would be, rather than align the spectrum with Europe, to remedy only those services affected by continental interference in the South East. Therefore, the industry saw no immediate need to align and that interference was a problem only to UHF2 services in the South East of England. 5.3 Stakeholders current views on the UHF2 band Mott MacDonald interviewed Key Stakeholders of the UHF2 spectrum, on the current and future issues of UHF2 policy. The interviewees selected were identified as a representative view of the industry (See Appendix A for a list of the key stakeholders interviewed as part of this study.) 5.3.1 Representative view of UHF2 Spectrum Managers UHF2 Spectrum Managers account for >30% of the UHF2 spectrum use. Spectrum managers in this band manage the spectrum for national infrastructure networks. These provide mission critical services, in addition to supporting broadcast services. The following summarises their position on reconfiguration of the UHF2 band: Any change in configuration would cause a number of detrimental effects to networks; There is a large financial implication of replacing equipment and running a costly parallel network (24/7) so that operation and services are not interrupted; Industry would need to be satisfied that all business risks were mitigated; The cost benefit of any re-configuration would need to be clearly identified and costed to include opportunity cost and parallel networks; There is some interest based on guaranteed access to spectrum at the same market rate but only if Ofcom was to underwrite the full business cost; Page 42 abc
240689 - 450-470 Study Final Print Version (Dec08).doc There is an interest in how the development of technology proceeds in the future to help make the most efficient use from the spectrum. 5.3.2 Representative view of Trade Associations The Trade Associations represent users of the business radio spectrum (>30% of UHF2 spectrum) and manufactures of communications equipment. The following points summarise their position on reconfiguration of the UHF2 band: As businesses demand more security and insurance there is an increased requirement for more of the same spectrum; There is strong support for continued licensing of the spectrum in its current configuration; Generally there is little support for re-configuration owing to the costs involved and the disruption to many of its mission critical services; It is believed that there is not enough demand for wideband systems in the UHF2 band, where concentration should be on spectrum offerings higher up the band; Ofcom are to be discouraged from: setting up a third party band manager due to the increased complexities that would be involved in accessing the spectrum; creating large blocks of contiguous spectrum that could potentially be auctioned off; A swift decision on UHF2 spectrum policy is needed as industry and business cannot develop their business plans with this current climate of uncertainty; A new digital narrow band technology, DMR can enable reconfiguration of the band over the air, according to a leading manufacturer. Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) should be the incentive for moving forward in spectrum management and users involved in a trading and liberalisation environment to assist the development of sensible systems; New technology is likely to remain of a narrowband nature due to the current fragmentation of the band. However, should contiguous blocks of spectrum become available it will allow for development of networks and increase the availability of products. Page 43 abc
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