Frequencies

Spectrum-Frequencies

International coordination

Published: 5 May 2021

Last updated: 19 June 2024

Information on International coordination and current memoranda of understanding relating to mobile and wireless broadband frequency bands.

Statement: Enabling future use of the unpaired 2100 MHz (1899.9–1920 MHz) spectrum

Published: 23 March 2023

Last updated: 18 June 2024

In this document we set out our provisional view on the possible future use of the unpaired 2100 MHz spectrum.

Information about spectrum frequencies and allocations

Published: 13 June 2024

More information about how radio spectrum is allocated in the UK, including links to important documents.

Making mmWave spectrum available – updates on auction design

Published: 16 April 2024

Ofcom has today provided updates on how it will make spectrum available in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands – known as millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum.

Statement and consultation: Increasing use of the 27.5 – 30 GHz band

Published: 22 March 2024

Statement and consultation on improving spectrum access for satellite gateways and enabling other uses.

Spectrum information portal

Published: 8 March 2024

Last updated: 8 March 2024

This spectrum information portal provides information on allocation, applications, licenced use (this view replaces the Wireless Telegraphy Act Register) and licence trades (this view replaces the TNR).

Licences for the Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Published: 1 March 2024

Mobile and wireless broadband licences for Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man.

Mobile and wireless broadband above 5 GHz

Published: 20 February 2024

Last updated: 20 February 2024

A mobile phone (cellphone) is a wireless user station that connects to the public phone network by a radio link. Because of this flexibility, users of mobile phones can make or take calls almost anywhere within the UK and, through roaming, onto other networks abroad. The term public means that the network is accessible to all and not for the exclusive use a closed group of people. This section relates to UK Spectrum Access and Broadband Wireless Access Operators.

Fees for Wireless Telegraphy Act licences

Published: 5 December 2023

Wireless Telegraphy Act licence charges and other fees for mobile and wireless broadband operators.

Consultation: Supporting increased use of shared spectrum

Published: 23 November 2023

This consultation sets out proposals for the evolution of Ofcom’s Shared Access framework, to secure continued access to this spectrum for a growing range of users, and to support innovation across the UK.

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