Priorities for UK spectrum policy: competing demands, developing 5G, and the UK’s international role

Keynote speakers:

• Philip Marnick, Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group, Ofcom;
• Nick Munn, Head of Spectrum Policy, Digital Economy Unit, DCMS (subject to Departmental business); and
• David Dyson, Chief Executive Officer, Three.

• Demand – assessing increasing demand pressures and accommodating long standing frictions between key users, as Ofcom completes consulting on 2.3 and 3.4 GHz awards;
• Development of 5G – what are the next steps for developing the framework, including the timely allocation of bandwidth and encouraging investment;
• Management – key issues in allocation and regulation domestically and internationally, as well as priorities for accommodating developments in innovation; and
• UK policy and international influence – priorities for UK policy within organisations such as CEPT, ETSI and ITU, as well as implications of Brexit and the new UK Parliament.