ARLA/CLUSTER: Regulador britânico sugere 70,5 MHz (Banda amadora dos 4m) para a Internet das Coisas.???

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ofcom suggest 70.5 MHz for Internet of Things

In April Ofcom announced radio amateurs would have access to 70.5-71.5
MHz but now they are consulting on plans to use it as one of the bands
for the Internet of Things (IoT)

Ofcom say they intend to encourage investment and innovation in the
Internet of Things by using 10 MHz of existing spectrum for new
applications.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to enable large numbers of
previously unconnected devices to communicate and share data with one
another via ‘Machine-to-Machine’ communications (M2M).

Ofcom’s aim is to encourage M2M applications to use spectrum that will
enable them to connect wirelessly over longer distances. This VHF
spectrum has different properties to other frequencies, already in use
for the IoT, and can reach distant locations which other frequencies
may not.

Ofcom believes access to spectrum in this range could open new
opportunities and bring benefits to citizens and consumers, especially
those in remote and rural parts of the UK. The frequencies being made
available span the 55-68 MHz, 70.5-71.5 MHz and 80.5-81.5 MHz bands.

Ofcom is also seeking views on whether any changes to the existing
licence products are necessary in order to promote innovative uses in
these bands, especially for serving rural and remote locations.

There are already more than 40 million devices connected via the IoT
in the UK alone. This is forecast to grow more than eight-fold by
2022, with hundreds of millions of devices carrying out more than a
billion daily data transactions.

The consultation closes on November 12, 2015.

Consultation information and online response form
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/radio-spectrum-internet-of-things/

Link to consultation PDF document
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/radio-spectrum-internet-of-things/summary/more_radio_spectrum_internet_of_things.pdf

Ofcom agree amateur access to 70.5-71.5 MHz
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2015/april/
ofcom_agree_70_5_71_5_mhz.htm