2.3.1 Recent projects

A range of projects undertaken by the Ministry in recent years are relevant to the review of the 806-960 MHz band. The Ministry has drawn on feedback received in relation to these projects to identify the issues of most apparent concern to industry, but anticipates that in some cases technology changes may have brought about new issues, which the Ministry hopes will be identified in this consultation process. Relevant projects include:

• Review of spectrum allocations for short-range devices² (2004)

• Review of spectrum allocations for studio-to-transmitter links³ (2004-2007)

• Review of digital trunked land mobile radio in the 800 MHz band⁴ (2007-2008), and

• Renewal of management rights for cellular services⁵ (2006-2008).

As part of its investigation of replanning options, the Ministry commissioned an analysis of potential interference between different services in the band to enable an assessment to be made of the feasibility of various scenarios. The analysis, undertaken by Kordia, is available in two separate documents. ⁶

Footnotes

² Available at here

³ Available here

4 Available at here

⁵ Available at here

⁶ The main interference analysis report is available here, and a supplementary analysis is available here.