Enabling 5G in the UK Helen Rance, Ofcom, Senior spectrum policy advisor 15 January 2019 PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM
UK context PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 2
5G and other wireless services are expected to deliver a range of new services, requiring additional spectrum PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 3
Spectrum for 5G and other wireless services PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 4
Our spectrum pipeline Making spectrum available at low, mid and high frequencies, using a range of authorisation options PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 5
2018 was a busy year on the road to 5G… Published ‘Enabling 5G Made 14 GHz of in the UK’, including spectrum available on a Held 2.3/3.4 GHz revamping our licence exempt basis for auction innovation and trial 5G at 57-71 GHz licences Published plans on 700 Supported UK Continued clearance of MHz and 3.6 GHz auction, Government on 5G test 3.6 GHz and 700 MHz and proposals to beds and trials band increasing sharing programme PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 6
Improving mobile coverage: the next spectrum auction PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 7
Balancing our aims for the next spectrum auction Releasing spectrum – as soon Improving mobile coverage, as it can be used – to meet particularly in areas that demand for mobile data and need it most 5G spectrum Sustaining strong Efficient allocation of competition in the mobile spectrum market PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 8
What our coverage obligations could deliver Our Proposal Complete not-spot New good coverage Two obligations, each requiring an Existing good coverage operator to expand its good quality 4G coverage to 90% of UK landmass. Each operator must: • Build at least 500 new masts • Extend good 4G coverage to at least 140,000 premises. PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 9
How we propose to award the spectrum Total 200 MHz of spectrum being awarded Coverage 700 700 3.6 o bligation 700 MHz ‘paired’ paired downlin (2 lots) k Six 2x5-MHz lots. Used for improving 4G or 5G capacity and coverage Positive price Negative price 700 MHz ‘downlink’ Reserve: Reserve: Reserve: Max discount: Four 5-MHz lots. Used for improving network £100m-£240m £1m £15m-£25m £300m-£400m download capacity per lot per lot per lot per lot 3.6 GHz Total reserve (minus discounts) Twenty four 5-MHz lots. These frequencies c. £165m - £1.4bn identified as pioneer 5G band in Europe Importantly, our objective in the auction is not to maximise revenue PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 10
Spectrum sharing – enabling innovation and local coverage schemes PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 11
Access to spectrum for users not requiring a national licence We are aware that there is interest in accessing spectrum for various uses, from different players Our primary duty is to secure optimal use of spectrum Mobile Rural wireless coverage Other duties Private networks broadband improvement include encouraging schemes innovation and investment PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 12
Opening shared access to suitable spectrum bands POLICY INITIATIVES Opening access to Opening 3.8-4.2 GHz Local licensing for mobile guard bands to new shared access third parties in APPLICATIONS (1800 MHz, 2.39 GHz) mobile bands Private 4G LTE/ 5G networks (industry use) Wireless broadband to premises (FWA) Coverage extension • rural communities • in-building (neutral host) PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 13
UK Government Test beds and trials programme PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 14
UK Government 5G test beds and trials programme Objective: Foster the development of the UK’s 5G ecosystem University test UCC network 2017 2019 2021 established 2018 2020 2022 Phase 1 RCC PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 15
Look ahead for 2019 ➢ Progress the 3.6 GHz/700 MHz auction (statement in Summer 2019) ➢ Publish statement on increased sharing at 3.8-4.2 GHz (1800 MHz & 2.3 GHz) ➢ Increased focus on ‘verticals’ ➢ Expect to see the first 5G commercial deployments in the UK . ➢ And of course, WRC-19 PROMOTING CHOICE • SECURING STANDARDS • PREVENTING HARM 16
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