Presented by Adrian Grilli, Managing Director, Joint Radio Company Ltd (JRC) at UK Spectrum Policy Forum Cluster 2 meeting on 9th Sep. on 'Public-Private sharing'

1. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Adrian Grilli
Chairman, Radio Spectrum Group, European Utility Telecom Council
Director, Federation of Communications Services
Managing Director, JRC Ltd
9 September 2015
'Public - Private Sharing‘
UTILITIES

2. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk

3. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
• SCADA (Supervisory, Control And Data Acquisition)
• Automation of supply restoration
• Dynamic asset rating
• Distribution voltage control
• Meshed distribution networks in place of rings
• Teleprotection to limit fault currents on distribution
networks
Typical utility network applications

4. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
• Cannot always rely on cables
• Public networks may not provide adequate
resilience
• Critical assets may not be within telecoms network
coverage
• Private radio solutions need spectrum
Telecoms options

5. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk

6. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Opportunities – Barriers – Enablers - Tools

7. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Opportunities – Barriers – Enablers - Tools

8. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Prisons
Nuclear Power
Stations

9. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Prisons
Coal fired
Power Stations

10. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
RAF training
areas

11. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Opportunities – Barriers – Enablers - Tools
• Control
• No-one wants to lose spectrum for ever
• Mechanisms
• How do government users work directly with
end users?
• How are systems co-ordinated?
• Now do government departments/agencies
benefit?
• NOT money
• The money goes to the Treasury

12. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Opportunities – Barriers – Enablers - Tools
24/7/365
control
rooms
105

13. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Opportunities – Barriers – Enablers - Tools

14. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Opportunities – Barriers – Enablers - Tools

15. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
FAT & WTR
Spectrum
Management software
Riverside
House
Win-Win
scenario

16. Joint Radio Company:
Making the spectrum and
technology work for your business
www.JRC.co.uk
Are auctions the best option?
ECONOMIST
29TH August 2015