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ARTICLE · 29 APRIL 2016

Ofcom Releases Statement On Spectrum For The ‘Internet Of Things'

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IoT refers to the exponentially growing network of products that are capable of communicating with each other, such as smart watches and smart thermostats.

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Last year, we reported on Ofcom's Statement on 'Promoting investment and innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT)' (Statement). IoT refers to the exponentially growing network of products that are capable of communicating with each other, such as smart watches and smart thermostats. The Statement identified four priority areas to support the growth of IoT (data privacy, network security and resilience, spectrum availability, and network addresses) and sought stakeholders' views on the actions required to achieve that goal.  In a separate consultation, Ofcom invited views on the suitability of specific spectrum frequencies for 'machine-to-machine' (M2M)/IoT applications.

Ofcom has now published its statement on one of the abovementioned priorities – spectrum availability. The new Statement (entitled 'Statement on VHF radio spectrum for the Internet of Things') confirms the availability of spectrum in certain ranges (55-68MHz, 70.5-71.5MHz and 80-81.5MHz) for

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