[kictanet] Use of TV white space by Indigo and Microsoft

[Daniel Obam]

Ng'ethe,
In other jurisdictions where this is being trialled, a white space device will not be authourised to start transmitting until getting clearance from an online database qualified by Sector Regulator. This database is expected to provide updated information on where the white spaces are and the power level that devices would need to be restricted to if they wanted to use them(i.e. white spaces).
 
It would be interesting to know if such a database has been established in Kenya to help mitigate against interference with other existing and planned services should the pilot ever qualify to be upgraded to commercial use.
 
Also recall that the "white spaces" were meant to refer to the guard bands between TV channels in the TV broadcasting bands; therefore the migration from analogue to digital TV broadcasting and the allocation and use of the "Digital Dividend ( 1st and 2nd dividend)" will impact on how this white space experiment eventually pans out.
 Regards
Daniel Obam
Communications Radio Technology Expert
National Communications Secretariat
9th Floor TRANSCOM House, Ngong Rd
P.O. Box 10756- 00100 GPO
NAIROBI, KENYA
Tel. +254202719953, Fax +254202716515
Mobile: +254722519889


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Mark,listers
It is a pilot project using new technology and in my view the regulator would take an interest and determine if there is need for any regulatory intervention.

John Kariuki.
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