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Responding to the Spectrum planning for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

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Ofcom invites written comments on the questions raised in this consultation, to be submitted to Ofcom by 5pm on 22 February 2008. Ofcom strongly prefers to receive responses in electronic format. This web form will allow you to indicate your data protection preferences and send your views to the team responsible for this consultation.

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Basic Details

Consultation: Spectrum planning for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

To (Ofcom contact): Laurent Bodusseau

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Discussion Questions

Approach and assumptions

Question 1: Do you have any comments on our approach?
Question 2: Do you have any comments on our assumptions?

Requirements for PMR and broadcasting

Question 3a: What is your assessment of the requirements for handheld radio systems?
Question 3b:How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 4: Would you want to use capacity on LOCOG’s trunk network through a rate card?
Question 5a: What is your assessment of the requirements for land mobile radio systems?
Question 5b:How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 6a: What is your assessment of the requirements for maritime radio?
Question 6b: How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 7: Do you think that digital wireless microphones will be widely used by the time of the London Games?
Question 8a: What is your assessment of the requirements for wireless microphones?
Question 8b: How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 9: How do you think developments in audio technology will affect spectrum requirements?
Question 10a: What is your assessment of the requirements for in-ear monitors?
Question 10b: How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 11a: What is your assessment of the requirements for talkback?
Question 11b: How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 12a: What is your assessment of the requirements for ADS?
Question 12b: How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 13a: What is your assessment of the requirements for S-RSLs?
Question 13b:How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 14a:What is your assessment of the requirements for wireless cameras?
Question 14b:How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 15: How do you think the use of HD will affect spectrum requirements? If yes, please provide details.
Question 16a: What is your assessment of the requirements for point-to-point links?
Question 16b: How can they be met most efficiently?
Question 17:How do you think spectrum could be used more efficiently?
Question 18a:Do you think that wireless-camera technology operating between 3 and 7.5 GHz will be more widely available by the time of the London Games ?
Question 18b:Do you think that wireless-camera technology operating at up to 60 GHz will be available by the time of the London Games ?
Question 18c:Could existing wireless cameras be adapted to work at higher frequencies?
Question 18d:Are there any other considerations that will affect the feasibility of using higher-frequency spectrum for wireless cameras?
Question 19:Do you think that using optical-fibre cameras will reduce spectrum requirements?
Question 20: Do you think that using short, wireless video links to fixed, cabled access points will reduce spectrum requirements?
Question 21:Do you think that using optical fibre within and between competition venues will reduce the requirement for fixed point-to-point links?

Requirements for support services

Question 22: Do any public support services have spectrum requirements that cannot be met through existing allocation and assignment processes?

Requirements for cultural events

Question 23a: What is your assessment of the requirements for cultural events?
Question 23b: How can they be met most efficiently?

Other Requirements

Question 24a: What is your assessment of other requirements?
Question 24b: How can they be met most efficiently?

Operational issues

Question 25a: Do you have you any views on previous or possible licensing systems?
Question 25b: When should the licensing system start to accept applications?
Question 26: Do you have any views on enforcement?

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