Cognitive radio gets headstart in Europe

With Europe's regulators close to making a recommendation on cognitive radio Ofcom has adopted the US approach of allowing the technology to be used in the TV bands provided it doesn't cause interference.

The Open Spectrum foundation, which lobbies for the removal of unnecessary restrictions on the use of frequencies, asked Ofcom to set aside 24MHz of released analogue TV frequencies for unlicensed use. This request was refused in the UK regulators long awaited Digital Dividend Review (DDR) statement, which was published on December 13.

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