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Annual Report and Accounts 2000-2001 |
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To promote a programme of contracted research to underpin developments in the utilisation of the radio spectrum |
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The Agency spent over £3m on research during 2000/01. The objective is to undertake research in direct support of the Agency's regulatory function and in support of international activities. The main themes of this year's programme were radio wave propagation, electromagnetic compatibility and spectrum planning, sharing and efficiency studies. The Agency published a research review at the end of 1999/2000; implementing its main recommendations has been a major activity during 2000/01. A major recommendation which had a significant effect on the management of the research programme was the setting up of the Radiocommunications Research Advisory Committee, which has an independent chairman and external members. The role of the Committee is to advise the Agency on research activities and its first task is the development of a research strategy.
The Radio Technology and Compatibility Group (RTCG), located at Whyteleafe, Surrey, provides the Agency with a specialised technical resource to help provide engineering solutions to a wide range of compatibility and interference related issues. These focus particularly on new and emerging radio systems and services and their interaction with existing services. RTCG has undergone an extensive modernisation programme during the last year and this, together with its ongoing test equipment replacement schedule and advanced computer simulation techniques, enables it to complement the external research work supported by the Agency.
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