Wind farms and television interference
Wind farms and wind turbines can cause interference to the reception of television signals and other wireless technologies. While understanding the potential impacts to fixed wireless links (microwave links and rebroadcast links) is relatively straightforward,...
Towards a new London Plan – Consultation 3.8 Digital infrastructure
Produced by the Mayor of London, the London Plan is a blueprint for development and growth in London. It includes policies on key issues such as new homes, workplaces, public transport and open spaces. It is a legal requirement for the Mayor to produce an up to date...
Virgin Media O2 invests in new 5G high-speed airwaves to boost mobile network for future
Virgin Media O2 has today confirmed the successful acquisition of new high-speed 5G spectrum to boost mobile connectivity with an investment of £13 million following the latest auction held by Ofcom. Virgin Media O2 invests £13 million to acquire 800MHz of 26GHz...
Broadband in flats: The urban digital divide
Residents in urban flats often face poor broadband services. Some in the industry have argued that broadband companies should be given easier access to flats. Discussions on access to broadband typically focus on the urban-rural divide, as rural parts of the UK often...
Openreach adds 94 exchanges to stop sell
Openreach List Next UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch
Mobile signal surveys along wind farm site access tracks
Mobile network coverage survey
BBC & Arqiva’s project to improve efficiency of radio broadcast transmitters
Radio signal power assessment
Ofcom to authorise satellite connectivity for standard smartphones
Ofcom has today confirmed that it will move ahead with plans to make the UK the first country in Europe to enable standard smartphones to connect to satellites using mobile spectrum bands. It means that services could soon be offered in the UK to enable standard...
TV licence fee statistics
Statistics on the TV licence fee and general television viewing trends; TV licence fee revenues in 2023/24 were £3.66 billion. Total BBC income in 2023/24 was £5.4 billion. TV licence fee revenues accounted for around 68% of total income. Parliament.uk
The Future of Terrestrial Television
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of terrestrial television at 3:00pm on 4 September 2025. More information can be found here.