Next Generation of Mobile Communications Moves a Step Closer Industry responds positively to "Multimedia Communications on the Move" consultation document

DTI Press Notice - 18 November l997

The DTI has received positive responses from industry to its consultation on the framework for licensing operators to provide the UK’s Third Generation of mobile communications systems.

The Third Generation of mobile communications will have the capacity to provide access to a large number of entertainment and information services, such as:

  business services, including virtual banking and full mobile office services

  home shopping

  real time video, including video conferencing

  the wealth of material on the Internet

Speaking today, Barbara Roche, Minister for Industry, said:

"I am very pleased to see such a positive response from industry to the Multimedia Communications on the Move consultation document. It is a reflection of the Government’s commitment to work in partnership with industry that has brought about this positive response. As well as creating new jobs and keeping Britain at the forefront of mobile communications, Third Generation mobile communications will ultimately benefit the consumer with a better and wider choice of service."

The full responses, except for material requested to be kept confidential, are now available on the Radiocommunications Agency’s Web site. The responses will be taken fully into account in working out the details of the Third Generation licensing process. The DTI will continue to consult industry on these as they are developed.

Notes for Editors:

1. A total of 35 responses were received from the following organisations:

AirTouch Communications

AT&T (UK) Ltd

BT

Cable & Wireless Communications plc

Cable & Wireless plc

Cellnet (Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio Ltd)

Cellcom Ltd

CCSR - (Centre for Communication Systems Research)

CSS TAC - (Telecommunications Advisory Committee)

Denbighshire County Council

Ericsson Ltd

FEI - (Federation of the Electronics Industry)

FCS - (Federation of Communication Services Ltd)

Fujitsu Europe Telecom R&D Centre Ltd

General Cable plc

GSM MoU Association

ICO Global Communications

Ionica plc

Inmarsat - (International Mobile Satellite Organisation)

JRC - (Joint Radio Company Ltd)

Lucent Technologies Network Systems UK Ltd

Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Group

NB3 - (National Band Three Ltd)

Nokia Mobile Phones (UK) Ltd

NORWEB Communications

NTL

One 2 One

Orange plc

PERA - (Political, Editorial & Regulatory Affairs)

QNL (UK) Limited

Scientific Generics Ltd

Scottish Telecom

TMA - (Telecommunications Managers Association)

UKISC - (UK Industrial Space Committee)

Vodafone Ltd

 

2. The responses are available from the Radiocommunications Agency Web site.

Click here to go to index of responses.

3. The consultation document "Multimedia Communications on the Move, was published in July l 997 and is still available on the above Web site.

Mobile Phones for the Next Generation - Multimedia Communications On The Move, consultation document available in .pdf (127 KB) and Word 6.0 (204 KB)

4. Third Generation mobile communications systems are expected to deliver high speed multimedia information and entertainment services to people on a global basis and provide them with mobile access to new innovative services. These services are only now starting to be conceivable over the fixed nerwork. The clear goal of Third Generation systems is to offer mobile personalised multimedia communications to the mass market regardless of location, network or terminal, i. e. a Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service- UMTS.

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