UK communications regulator Ofcom has engaged Cambridge Radio Frequency Services (CRFS) for a project that involves a detailed mapping of spectrum in the UK. The project will help the agency to put together a detailed picture of radio spectrum used in key frequency bands (100 MHz to 5 GHz). CRFS will use the RFeye, its real-time spectrum monitoring system to gather the spectrum data, which will be gathered over a period of months. RFeye, a distributed, GPS-based interference measurement system can provide detection of spectrum frequency interference, spectrum usage data, assistance in license enforcement, help in cell planning, RF environmental checks, and remote site monitoring. According to an Ofcom spokesman, “It is difficult to be sure that we are optimizing the use of the spectrum without information on its usage and quality in different parts of the country and across different frequency bands. Information from the CRFS system should help us with our plans to introduce market methods in spectrum management.” Find the original announcement on the CRFSwebsite.
Ofcom Engages Spectral Analysis Firm To “Map” Spectrum
