This page is still in the very initial phase and will be updated soon with a list of members, industry partners and individuals who are part of the Open Spectrum Alliance.

Mission Statement

The Open Spectrum Alliance is a coalition of companies, organizations, and individuals working to unlock the potential benefits of bandwidth for all.

Current methods of spectrum regulation are based upon the assumption of scarcity reflecting the technologies of the early 20th Century. "Smart" radio technologies support far more efficient and productive methods of spectrum management.

The Open Spectrum Alliance is united by the goal of realizing the potential social and economic benefits of this underutilized natural resource by promoting innovative public policies.

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Austrian national Radio reports on Open Spectrum Alliance

25 Sep 2009
Posted by alexlist

Futurezone Article: Freie Frequenzen für ein freies Netz:
http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1628079/
Programme description (in German): http://oe1.orf.at/programm/200909277101.html
Announcement in ORF ON Futurezone: http://futurezone.orf.at/tipps/stories/1628086/

 

EU wants the 900MHz range open for UMTS

27 Jul 2009
Posted by aaron

From the EU websites:

Member States shall make the 880-915 MHz and 925-960 MHz frequency bands (the
900 MHz band) available for GSM and UMTS systems, as well as for other
terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services that can
coexist with GSM systems, in accordance with technical implementing measures
adopted pursuant to Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the
European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision)*.

 

Open Spectrum Alliance responds to RSPG consultation on coordination of EU spectrum interest

17 Jul 2009
Posted by alexlist

We have submitted a response to the RSPG's consultation on the coordination of EU spectrum interest:

http://rspg.groups.eu.int/_documents/consultations/comments_spectruminte...

 

Response to Consultation in the Netherlands re Digital Dividend

12 Jul 2009
Posted by Vic Hayes

On July 4, 2009, OSA submitted a response to the Consultation (http://www.ez.nl/dsresource?objectid=164918&type=PDF) Open this item to open the attachment with the response.

  

Response to the RSPG June 2009

02 Jul 2009
Posted by aaron

The Open Spectrum Alliance gave a response on the digital dividend.

 

ORF futurezone reports about us

17 Jun 2009
Posted by aaron

Futurezone.orf.at reported about us! I want to thank the students of the FH Joanneum in Graz who took a loot of time to do background research on this topic.

 

Extended Mission Statement

Posted by aaron

Innovation
Recent technological innovations have proven to allow for more local and more efficient re-use of chunks of spectrum. “Smart” or so called “cognitive” radio technologies support the usage of ‘white spaces’ without danger of interference. The introduction of Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN, the 802.11 standard, in technical terms) has proven that many devices can efficiently re-use the same spectrum as long as the technology adheres to preset parameters of use (for example, relatively low transmission power, utilization of contention protocols).

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