Ofcom - New Publications

The UK regulator Ofcom has released reports dealing with Digital Terrestrial and Long Term Evolution (LTE) handsets.

Measurements on the future impact of Long Term Evolution handsets on Digital Terrestrial TV receivers.

Ofcom has published a report by Cobham Technical Services, measuring the impact of Long Term Evolution mobile handsets operating in the 800MHz band on Digital Terrestrial TV receivers. The results tentatively indicate that the impact is likely to be small and where necessary, will be easily mitigated. The research can be found here:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/800mhz/
2010-0026.pdf

Feasibility study of DVB-T on-channel repeaters for coverage repair on Channel 60

Ofcom has published a research paper by Ægis Systems Limited, looking at solutions for reducing the impact of Long Term Evolution mobile services in the 800 MHz band on neighbouring channels. The research can be found here:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/800mhz/OCR.pdf

Arqiva Report: How two DTT multiplex networks could be accommodated in the 600 MHz band

This is a technical study prepared by Arqiva for Ofcom in connection with the Digital Dividend Review. It models how, in principle, two Digital Terrestrial TV multiplex networks could be accommodated in the 600 MHz band following the clearing of channels 61-69 in the UK. The report can be found here:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ddr/documents/
ch21.pdf

Also released recently was:
Current and Future Receiver Performance
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/february2010/
ofcom_ttp_study.htm

The Ofcom Digital Dividend Review (DDR)
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ddr/

800 MHz Consultation Documents
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/800mhz/