{"id":3102,"date":"2020-01-18T07:52:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T11:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necoram.com\/09132025septtangovictor98\/ofcom-consultation-improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi\/"},"modified":"2020-01-22T18:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T22:06:24","slug":"ofcom-consultation-improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necoram.com\/09132025septtangovictor98\/ofcom-consultation-improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ofcom Consultation: Improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ofcom Consultation: Improving spectrum access for Wi-Fi<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div data-shortcode=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg?w=600&amp;h=450 600w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w\" alt=\"5840 MHz UNITEC-1 Venus orbiter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29307\" data-attachment-id=\"29307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2016\/05\/13\/ofcom-propose-using-ham-radio-band-for-wi-fi\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5840 MHz UNITEC-1 Venus orbiter\" data-image-description=\"\n\n\n<p>5840 MHz UNITEC-1 Venus orbiter<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb data-medium-file=\u00bbhttps:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg?w=300&#8243; data-large-file=\u00bbhttps:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/5840-mhz-unitec-1-venus-orbiter.jpg?w=593&#8243; width=\u00bb300&#8243; height=\u00bb225&#8243;><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5840 MHz UNITEC-1 Venus orbiter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ofcom wishes to boost the use of Wi-Fi in Amateur Radio spectrum at 5725-5850 MHz.<\/p>\n<p>The Amateur Satellite Service weak-signal downlink band, 5830-5850 MHz, is used by amateur payloads on Deep-Space and Interplanetary spacecraft as well as by satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Increased use of Wi-Fi across these frequencies would obliterate the weak amateur satellite signals.<\/p>\n<p>Ofcom propose to remove the Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) requirements from Wi-Fi channels in 5725-5850 MHz. They also propose to make 5925-6425 MHz available for Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>The consultation closes on March 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Consultation info<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-2\/improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/consultations-and-statements\/category-2\/improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Direct link to PDF document<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0038\/189848\/consultation-spectrum-access-wifi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0038\/189848\/consultation-spectrum-access-wifi.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=640&amp;h=225\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=640&amp;h=225 640w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=150&amp;h=53 150w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=300&amp;h=106 300w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=768&amp;h=270 768w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=360 1024w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg 1066w\" alt=\"Wi-Fi Channels in the 5 GHz Band\" data-attachment-id=\"33666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2020\/01\/17\/ofcom-consultation-improving-spectrum-access-for-wi-fi\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1066,375\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wi-Fi Channels in the 5 GHz Band\" data-image-description=\"\n\n\n<p>Wi-Fi Channels in the 5 GHz Band<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb data-medium-file=\u00bbhttps:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/wi-fi-channels-in-the-5-ghz-band.jpg?w=300&#8243; 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