Ireland awaits spectrum trading legislation

Legislation enabling spectrum to be traded in Ireland could be in place by 2010, according to the country's wireless community.

Spectrum in Ireland is currently governed by the 1926 Wireless Telegraphy Act. "It's an old act, but the fact that it has lasted this long shows it is robust," says Jim Connolly, senior spectrum advisor at Irish regulator ComReg. "The main issue is that it deals with licensing the use of radio equipment. To allow spectrum trading, its focus has to be broadened to address rights of use of spectrum."

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