Special Focus

WRC-12 Day 1—Colin sets the scene at the Conference

All-of-us | January 23, 2012

WRC-12 opened at 11.00 on 23 January with the formal speeches and political niceties usually associated with a global conference of this size. Over 150 administrations are represented and Mr T Al Awadhi from the United Arab Emirates was elected as the conference chairman. Work started after lunch with the election of the various committees, […]

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12)

All-of-us | January 22, 2012

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) runs between 23 January and 17 February 2012, but preparation started shortly after the previous Conference, WRC-07.

Parliamentary Adjournment debate on PLT

All-of-us | May 25, 2011

Letter to Mark Lancaster MP regarding Parliamentary Adjournment debate on PLT (PDF, 173KB)

RSGB Response to Ofcom Statement of 27 April

All-of-us | May 25, 2011

RSGB detailed response to Ofcom statement of 27 April 2011 on PLT (PDF, 210KB)

RSGB response to latest Ofcom statement on power line adaptors

All-of-us | May 4, 2011

Ofcom forced to release PLT test report The Information Commissioner has forced Ofcom to release a test report that it commissioned on Comtrend PLT devices, as used in BT Vision systems, after an appeal by Peter Walker G0RSQ. Ofcom had previously refused to release the report on grounds provided by exemptions under the Freedom of […]

RSGB Position Statement on PLT

All-of-us | February 8, 2011

Powerline telecommunications and the radio spectrum The RSGB response to discussion with Ofcom and BIS For over 10 years, the RSGB has been sounding warnings about the potential impact of PLT technologies on authorised radio services. PLT (Powerline Telecommunications) is a means of sending high speed data along mains electricity power lines. The mains wiring […]