On Thursday 02 May the UK Spectrum Policy Forum will be hosting its second Plenary Meeting of 2024.
After a successful open summit in the beginning of the year, the May Plenary will feature policy makers and the wider spectrum user community to catch up on relevant debates and the implications of recent developments to the UK landscape and beyond.
Why attend the UK SPF Plenary?
Since the Future Spectrum Policy Summit, Ofcom and DSIT have launched spectrum sandboxes and consultations aiming at increasing sharing technologies across use cases. Focusing on improving capabilities, discussions for the upcoming plenary will address the relevant advances inspectrum policy and upcoming technologies in telecommunications, to understand the growing role of spectrum in advancing sustainability goals. We will also explore how future spectrum policy can work as a driver of sustainable development, tackling climate change.
These pressing topics require a plural view from industry, policymakers, and stakeholders. As covergence between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks becomes ever more ubiquitous, debates about the future spectrum policy demand a global perspective to galvanize the necessary insights for effective solutions. That is why we are building our agenda around the voices that lead on those debates and will be able to shed a light on the way ahead.
In addition to the above, we will also hear from the UK SPF Steering Board Chair and Cluster Chairs.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcome and Intro - Abhaya Sumanasena, Real Wireless and UK SPF Chairperson |
| 14:05 – 14:25 | Interaction between spectrum policy and sustainability goals - Paul Rosbotham, Senior Regulatory Manager at Vodafone |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | 6G drivers and sustainable development goals - Marja Matinmikko-Blue, Research Director at University of Oulu |
| 14:45 – 15:05 | Using spectrum to support resilience and sustainability - Kirsty McBeath, Spectrum Policy Manager at MET Office |
| 15:05 – 15:25 | The role of spectrum policy for sustainability - Tony Lavender, Partner at Plum Consulting |
| 15:25 – 15:40 | Q&A and Panel Session |
| 15:40 – 15:45 | Steering Board update - Luigi Ardito, Steering Board Chair and Qualcomm |
| 15:45 – 15:55 |
Cluster Chair updates:
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| 15:55 – 16:00 | AOB and Close - Abhaya Sumanasena, Real Wireless and UK SPF Chairperson |
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The UK SPF is the cross-industry ‘sounding board’ to Government and Ofcom on future policy and approaches on spectrum. Our mission is to promote and maximise the benefits of radio spectrum for the UK.
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Contact us
For more information, please contact the team below.
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Tales Gaspar
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
Matthew Wild
Matthew joined techUK in August 2023 as a Programme Assistant, supporting the Communications Infrastructure programme, as well as the Digital Connectivity and Spectrum Policy Fora.
