[A-DX] Ofcom lifts the lid on L-band bidders. 1452 and 1492MHz

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <BueschelW@xxxxxx>]

Wir hatten es hier vor kurzem bezüglich der Pläne der Fusskranken Sirius und
WorldSpace satellite radio.

Hier ein Bericht der BrDXC ng aus den Frequenzplänen der OFCOM in Engeland.
73 wb

----- Original Message ----- 
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:40 AM
Subject: [dxld] Ofcom lifts the lid on L-band bidders

> 18 April 2008
> UK regulator Ofcom has published the list of approved bidders for the
> forthcoming L-Band spectrum.
>
> L-Band fits between 1452 and 1492 MHz, and Ofcom has decided to split the
> band into 16 small lots, 1.7 MHz wide each, and one big chunk (at the top
> of the range) of 12.5 MHz across.
>
> Some of the bidders' intentions remain obscure. Adolphus Limited is
> registered to a solicitor's office in James Street, and E-Portal Holdings
> is a Kuwait-based company with businesses in several industries.
> One bidder struggling to conceal its intentions is WorldSpace. It operates
> a > couple of satellites broadcasting radio around the world in the L-Band
> spectrum, and with a footprint that covers the UK. It's already bought the
> rights to the upper (12.5MHz wide) block in Switzerland, Germany, and
> Italy, and is confident it'll grab it in the UK too.
>
> Part of WorldSpace's confidence is based on the Maastricht 2002 Plan,
> which allocates that top block to satellite radio across Europe.
> Unfortunately for WorldSpace, the UK is not a signatory to that agreement,
> so not bound by it, though anyone operating in the top block will not be
> protected (legally) from interference coming from WorldSpace's broadcasts
> which cover most of the continent.
>
> Whether the UK is ready to pay for satellite radio is also open to
> question.
> WorldSpace makes much of its lack of on-air advertising and the range of
> stations it offers, but with DAB already offering a range of BBC content
> (thus with no advertising) and failing so badly, it's hard to imagine
> users flocking to a system that requires line-of-sight to the sky, and a
> subscription to receive stations.

Der volle Artikel via link:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/18/l_band_bidders/

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