 EC
decision endorses Radio Amateurs' stance on UWB
Amateur Radio organisations including the UK Microwave Group, AMSAT-UK,
BATC, RSGB and the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) have put in
a considerable amount of work over the last two years in responding to
a number of consultations on UWB carried out by both the UK Regulator
Ofcom and European Radiocommunications Office.
The decision of the European Commission (EC) regarding Ultra-Wideband
(UWB) is now available on the web as a PDF file, see
Commission Decision of 21 February - 2007/131/EC
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/
l_055/l_05520070223en00330036.pdf
Radio Amateurs opposed the use of UWB on frequencies below 6 GHz and
the European Commission has taken onboard their concerns. In the decision
the EC say
"The conditions in the 4,2 to 4,8 GHz band for equipment using
ultra-wideband technology without appropriate mitigation techniques should
be time limited and be replaced by more restrictive conditions beyond
the date of 31 December 2010, because there is an expectation that equipment
of this type should operate exclusively above
6 GHz in the longer term."
European Commission Information Society Reference Documents
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/radio_spectrum/
ref_documents/index_en.htm
Ofcom Proposals for Ultra-Wideband Wireless Services (Jan
2005)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/jan2005/uwb.htm
Summary of Ofcom's UWB responses (March 2005)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/mar2005/uwb_responses.htm
Ofcoms UWB Consultation (June 2005)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/jun2005/uwb_consultation.htm
Ofcom – UWB interference report (Aug 2005)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/aug2005/uwb_interference_report.htm
Threat to Amateur Radio Microwave Bands - European Radiocommunications
Office UWB Consultation (Nov 2005)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2005/ero_uwb.htm
RSGB Responds to UWB (Jan 2006)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2006/rsgb_uwb.htm
US firm backs RSGB UWB stance (Jan 2006)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2006/rsgb_uwb_stance.htm
CEPT UWB Decision Announced + New UWB Consultation (Apr
2006)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2006/cept_uwb_decision.htm
Single market for next generation wireless devices (Feb
2007)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2007/eu_wireless_devices.htm
UK Microwave Group – Papers and Submissions
http://www.microwavers.org/operatng.htm
Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Responses to Ofcom
http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/go/ofcom
and http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/ofcomfold/
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