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The purpose of the Spectrum Policy Forum is to be a pro-active industry-led ‘sounding board’ to UK Government and Ofcom on future policy and approaches on spectrum and a cross-industry ‘agent’ for promoting the role of spectrum in society and the maximisation of its economic and social value to the UK.
The Forum is open to the full range of UK spectrum users. Our members currently include over 240 companies and organisations with an interest in using spectrum for a diverse range of applications. In this context the term 'spectrum users' is to be interpreted in the widest sense - including all industry sectors which use (or will use) wireless techniques and organisations involved in the entire value chain in these activities.
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Purpose of the Spectrum Policy Forum - Steering Board
Steering Board is composed primarily of volunteer sponsoring companies drawn from across the range of spectrum users, as well as senior Government and Ofcom representatives. The industrial sponsors also provide funding for the operation of the Forum to
Please get in touch if you would like to join the Steering Board.
In addition to Plenary meetings of the Forum, more detailed discussions are undertaken by four working groups. These meetings are held under Chatham House Rule to enable cross-industry collaborative discussion. "When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed."
Cluster 1 of the UK Spectrum Policy Forum is focused on discussing the impact of new services and technologies on future spectrum demand, and the continued availability of spectrum, across all users of spectrum. The cluster is chaired by Manuel Rascado-Marti who otherwise works at LS Telcom.
The Cluster’s remit is to bring together really long-term thinking about the exploitation of radio spectrum. The group has three threads to its activity: · Long-term spectrum strategy (>2030) · 6G spectrum policy issues · UK SPF links to UK university wireless research. The group seeks engagement with DSIT on their long-term policy study priorities and cooperation with Ofcom on the university research links. The chair is Prof. Robert Stewart from University of Strathclyde.
Cluster 3's remit is to discuss spectrum value and efficiency. Its focus is the contribution of spectrum to growth in UK economic and social welfare, and increasing spectrum efficiency through more effective transmitter and receiver parameters. The cluster is chaired by Tony Lavender of Plum Consulting.
Cluster 4 is chaired by Kumar Singarajah. It focuses on international developments in spectrum policy, in the EU, CEPT and the ITU, and their potential impact on UK. It aims to provide a consolidated input to Ofcom and DCMS on the views and recommendations of UK stakeholders. The Cluster focuses on the main international events affecting spectrum, predominately different agenda items of WRC-23, WRC-27 and future WRC issues.
The work of the clusters will be undertaken, in between plenary meetings, by correspondence and/or physical meetings as seen fit by cluster leader and members. Clusters will report back on its work at the subsequent plenary meeting of the Forum.
An independent chairperson has been appointed to act as a high level ambassador for its outputs. Members of the Forum will contribute their time and efforts on a voluntary basis and on behalf of their organisations. The secretariat functions for the Forum will be provided by techUK.
There may be rare cases when a piece of work, such as by an individual cluster, needs an accelerated approval process; such as the government posed a question to the cluster with a deadline. In this case the piece will be sent solely to the Steering Board for approval and not the whole UK SPF.
