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Ofcom considers 10.475 GHz and 47 GHz bands for 5G

Posted: 20 Apr 2015 02:00 PM PDT
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/04/20/ofcom...-bands-for-5g/


The Amateur Satellite Service allocations at 10.475 GHzÂ* and 47.0 GHz are
being considered by Ofcom for 5G use .

Ofcom has published an update on spectrum bands above 6 GHz that might be
suitable for next generation mobile, often referred to as ‘5G’ – the fifth
generation of mobile services.

This document summarises responses from Ofcoms earlier Call for Input in
January and sets out their current views on bands and next steps. The
update identifies several bands in different parts of the 6 – 100 GHz
range, including 10.475-10.575 GHz and 47.000-47.200 GHz, they believe are
candidates for further study for use in the UK.

Ofcom’s goal is to have globally harmonised bands for next generation
mobile services and is currently engaging with other administrations around
the world, ahead of these services becoming commercially available in the
next five to six years.

Consideration of these bands will now be taken forward in forthcoming
international discussions, including the World Radiocommunication
Conference-15 (WRC-15) at which the scope of a future WRC-19 agenda item on
bands above 6 GHz will be considered.

This does not guarantee these bands will be adopted in the future and Ofcom
do not rule out considering other options ahead of WRC-15, pending further
research and development.

Ofcom Above 6 GHz consultation page

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/con.../update-apr15/

Laying the foundations for next generation mobile services: Update on bands
above 6 GHz

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/bin...Next_Steps.pdf

Quotient Associates 5G Candidate Band Study

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/bin.../qa-report.pdf

Frequencies of Es’hail 2 Geostationary Amateur Radio Transponders

http://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/21/eshai...-transponders/

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Launching CubeSats For and From Australia

Posted: 20 Apr 2015 06:44 AM PDT
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/04/20/launc...rom-australia/


The 2015 CubeSat Workshop took place on Wednesday, April 1 at the
University of New South Wales (UNSW). Videos of the presentations are now
available on YouTube.

Among the presenters were representatives of two UK space companies, Tom
Walkinshaw of Alba Orbital and Craig Clark of Clyde Space.

The presentation schedule and slide PDFs are at
http://www.acser.unsw.edu.au/events/cubesat2015.html

The videos are at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4...0If0FTw/videos
Watch 2015 Cubesat Workshop Session 2