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Home > Spectrum > Information for Radiocomms Licences > Renew or apply for a new licence > Types of Radio Use > Fixed Terrestrial Links > Links to Industry Groups > About Industry Groups
About Industry Groups
What groups are there and what do they do?
- Fixed Wireless Industry Liaison Forum (FWILF)
- Fixed Wireless Technical Review Task Group (FWTRTG)
- Working Parties (WP)
- Fixed Services Task Group (FSTG)
These groups are run by Ofcom’s Fixed Wireless Services (FWS) team which manage the fixed wireless spectrum at national and international levels, promoting the use of the spectrum and facilitating spectrum trading. They aid direct communication with industry, designing a forum to exchange knowledge, ideas and analyse new concepts. They help FWS achieve its main goal which is to balance many competing objectives such as maximising spectral efficiency, flexibility of use for users, market demands and more.
Ofcom and industry members are given the opportunity to discuss market issues together, exchange ideas and share feedback on current projects concerning the management of the fixed wireless spectrum.
Attendees benefit from gaining increased knowledge and understanding of industry issues. More specifically, they are used for improving services and products, building relationships and improving problem-solving.
The groups are valuable opportunities for Ofcom and industry members to interact with each other directly, develop a more thorough understanding of each others’ working methods and priorities. Ofcom find it increases customer confidence which helps to identify and discuss key issues and subsequently lead to developing mutually beneficial solutions.
What groups are there and what do they do?
The industry groups for FWS are:
- Fixed Wireless Industry Liaison Forum (FWILF)
- Fixed Wireless Technical Review Task Group (FWTRTG)
- Working Parties (WP)
- Fixed Service Task Group (FSTG)
The FWILF is the main forum. Usually meeting twice a year, it updates members on the latest developments in current technical and market issues and coordinates the events of the other groups. If you wish to gather an overview of recent developments to improve the spectrum efficiency for fixed wireless services, trading policies and general issues that will potentially affect the whole of the industry, than it is best to attend this forum.
FWTRTG is a sub-group of the FWILF. A smaller group, this discusses technical issues in detail. The group is used as a facilitator to report on the progress of technical projects being run by Ofcom and members of the FWILF.
These are small project teams that investigate specific issues raised in the FWILF whether technical or otherwise. They aim to derive possible solutions. The WP reports to the FWILF.
This is another sub-group of the FWILF which assembles the scientific community to explore and solve propagation and planning issues raised by industry members at the FWILF. The group offers a chance to discuss ideas and issues with members possessing in-depth technical knowledge and a high level of scientific radio expertise.
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