New study: 40 percent have spectrum shortages for events and culture 1800 1200 SOS - Save our Spectrum

New study: 40 percent have spectrum shortages for events and culture

A very good new study has been published at the “Berlin University of Technic”: “Investigation of the effects of a 3rd digital dividend on the use of wireless transmission technology in the event industry” by Florian Glaß (in German language, English abstract on page 4) https://prof.bht-berlin.de/fileadmin/prof/alindau/99_MEng_Glass_Web.pdf In his work, author Florian Glaß uses older and…

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World Radio Conference has begun / SOS invites to press conferences 990 506 SOS - Save our Spectrum

World Radio Conference has begun / SOS invites to press conferences

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) has begun. The venue is Dubai this time. The conference lasts until December 15. Our initiative “SOS – Save Our Spectrum” has an ear in the conference hall. We find out how the cultural frequencies are being discussed. Our position corresponds to that of the APWPT e.V. (Association of…

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Spreading culture all over France: the bountiful harvest of the summer 2023 festivals 1920 1056 SOS - Save our Spectrum

Spreading culture all over France: the bountiful harvest of the summer 2023 festivals

French culture, still reeling from the havoc wreaked by the pandemic, was betting on faster progress during the summer, the season when festivals, which stand for ‘people’s culture’, are mushrooming. Cycles will also hit politics, though with a variant less seasonal than the stark priorities dictated by the challenges that invite themselves on the political…

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These African countries are for „No change” for UHF at WRC-23 606 341 SOS - Save our Spectrum

These African countries are for „No change” for UHF at WRC-23

As of August 2023. Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic (CAR) Chad Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cote d’Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Niger Rwanda…

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Great plans to boost UK creative industries by £ 50 billion 960 640 SOS - Save our Spectrum

Great plans to boost UK creative industries by £ 50 billion

Government’s plan to grow the creative industries by £50bn and support a million more jobs by 2030, with £77m of new funding for the sector announced Advanced screen and performance technology research labs to be based in Yorkshire, Dundee, Belfast and Buckinghamshire £50m to support more regional creative clusters, plus extra cash for music venues,…

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These European countries are for „No change” for UHF at WRC-23 626 485 SOS - Save our Spectrum

These European countries are for „No change” for UHF at WRC-23

  These countries share the position of APWPT e.V. and SOS – Save Our Spectrum for a “No change” at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023. The UHF band between 470 and 694 MHz must be preserved for media and culture!   Spain CPG#5, 25.-29. April 2022, Bornholm https://www.cept.org/ecc/groups/ecc/cpg/client/meeting-documents/?flid=30195 Spain provided the following statement: In relation…

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