Consultation: Future use of 2 GHz MSS
Published: 16 June 2026
Last updated: 11 September 2026
We are proposing a short-term authorisation for the current licensees EchoStar and Viasat, alongside seeking stakeholder views on potential approaches to the longer-term UK authorisation of the 2 GHz MSS band.
Statement: Future authorisation of the 1900–1920 MHz band
Published: 10 March 2025
Last updated: 10 September 2026
This statement sets out our decision to allow access to the 1910–1915 MHz spectrum for Emergency Services Network (ESN) gateways prior to 4 April 2029.
Call for input on UK preparations for WRC-27
Published: 1 September 2026
This Call for Input seeks views on the issues that will be addressed at the World Radiocommunication Conference which will be held in Shanghai, China in late 2027 (WRC-27). The issues addressed are varied but include a range of satellite related issues, future mobile broadband spectrum requirements and items considering scientific use of spectrum.
Information about spectrum frequencies and allocations
Published: 13 June 2024
Last updated: 26 August 2026
More information about how radio spectrum is allocated in the UK, including links to important documents.
Mobile and wireless broadband below 5 GHz
Published: 14 December 2016
Last updated: 26 August 2026
Within Ofcom's Spectrum Policy Group, the Authorisations, Products and Licensing team manages the radio spectrum resource currently allocated to public wireless telecommunications services, including cellular mobile networks and broadband wireless access networks, both for the UK and for the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This section covers the UK cellular operators
The United Kingdom Frequency Allocation Table
Published: 22 June 2017
Last updated: 3 July 2026
The United Kingdom Frequency Allocation Table (UKFAT) details the uses (referred to as 'allocations') to which various frequency bands are put to the UK.
Statement: Decision to make Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption)(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
Published: 11 December 2025
Last updated: 29 May 2026
We are consulting on proposals to make new regulations entitled The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (the “Proposed Regulations”).
International coordination
Published: 20 January 2015
Last updated: 19 May 2026
Information on International coordination and current memoranda of understanding relating to mobile and wireless broadband frequency bands.
Frequency and technical information
Published: 2 October 2023
Last updated: 6 May 2026
Technical requirements, spectrum allocations and coordination procedures for mobile and wireless broadband services.
Shared access licences
Published: 9 December 2019
Last updated: 1 May 2026
The shared access licence is part of a new framework for enabling shared use of spectrum, aiming to make it easier for people and businesses to access spectrum for a wide range of local wireless connectivity applications.