In the UK we will soon be allowed to use Whitespace spectrum, co-existing with TV signals. After the 4G auction, do we really want to lose another 100Mhz of whitespace to the next auction? Use it or lose it. Occupy Spectrum.

1. Whitespace Spectrum
The Digital Dividend
Ben Ward
love-hz.com
@welovehz

2. “You don’t get a Nobel Prize for
doing what you are told”
Joi Ito
http://www.wired.com/business/2012/06/resiliency-risk-
and-a-good-compass-how-to-survive-the-coming-chaos/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034362831@N01/477849343

3. UKSPECTRUM

4. UKSPECTRUMTVTV
WifiWifi

5. UHF SPECTRUM
400
MHz
500
MHz
600
MHz
700
MHz
800
MHz
Analogue TVAnalogue TV
DTV &
TV Whitespace
DTV &
TV Whitespace
4G4G

6. WHAT IS A WHITESPACE?
PRE-SWITCHOVER POST-SWITCHOVER
DIVIDEND!DIVIDEND!

7. SHARE IT
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiteadept/5044626038/

8. UHF SPECTRUM 2018?
400
MHz
500
MHz
600
MHz
700
MHz
800
MHz
Analogue TVAnalogue TV
4G4G5G?5G?
DTV &
TV Whitespace
DTV &
TV Whitespace

9. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/1818985346
“I would never do
another radio
spectrum auction.
Think of how much
GDP growth was
generated by open
spectrum WiFi”
-- Vint Cerf
WHAT WOULD VINT DO?
https://twitter.com/kevinmarks/status/309051916095197185

10. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

11. OCCUPY SPECTRUM
GUERILLA SENSOR NETWORKSGUERILLA SENSOR NETWORKS
COMMUNITY BROADBANDCOMMUNITY BROADBAND
INTERNET OF THINGSINTERNET OF THINGS
“SUPER-WIFI”“SUPER-WIFI”
NO SIMSNO SIMS
EVENTSEVENTS
PERMISSIONLESS
INNOVATION
PERMISSIONLESS
INNOVATION

12. FIND A WHITESPACE NEAR YOU
http://uk-whitespaces.spectrumbridge.com

13. WHAT DO YOU NEED?

14. Ben Ward
love-hz.com
@welovehz