Analogue TV spectrum to become mobile broadband

A radical new us has been proposed for the analogue TV channel to be freed up when UK goes completely digital in 2012 was put forward to the government by Kip Meek. The proposal will see the current broadband speed double and the coverage raised to 99% of, covering virtually every part of the UK.

Meek, adviser to the communications minister Lord Carter wants part of the spectrum that will be freed up by the switch-off of analogue television in to be sold next year under the condition that it is used to get basic mobile broadband coverage to 99% of the population. The proposal also wants the UK’s five mobile phone companies will also have their existing 3G licenses extended indefinitely in return for extending high-speed mobile broadband coverage from its current base of just over 80% of the population.

If the proposal is accept and implemented by the government, it is said that it would put the UK at the forefront of commercially-deployed mobile technology around the world, delivering economic and social benefits that far outweigh the costs. The expected speed of this broadband is 4Mbps.

Though this proposal gives mobile broadband services provider and advantage but when you compare broadband speed from various providers whether the use mobile technology, Adsl or fibre optic, UK broadband speed test are still slightly behind those of other leading industrialized countries in the world.

Kip Meek proposal  preclude O2 and Vodafone from buying the new spectrum that can be used once the analogue television signal is switched. The two mobile giants are however free to enter the market if the sell off some of their current capacity. You don’t have to wait till the new proposed fast broadband access is live before you can buy access at affordable price, you can  compare prices of broadband access at various websites on the internet.

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