EU Official: Spectrum Will Boost Economy
The use of additional spectrum for new wireless Internet and television services in the European Union will provide a boost to the gloomy economy, a top EU official said Tuesday. The spectrum is becoming available as the region switches from analogue to digital television in member states. The transition is expected to be completed across the EU by 2012. "Radio spectrum is a resource of huge economic, societal and cultural value, and it the basis for important services such as broadcasting, mobile communications, wireless broadband, navigation and public safety, " EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding after a meeting with Radio Spectrum Policy Group Chairman Dániel Pataki.
"As a result of the switchover from analogue to digital TV, tremendous spectrum resources will become available for other uses, especially for wireless broadband ... The digital dividend could allow Europe to extend its leadership in electronic communications services, creating growth and jobs, increasing productivity and giving greater access to broadband services for all Europeans," Reding said in a statement. She added that regulators will play a key role in helping the region make better use of new spectrum. The European Commission will offer recommendations on ways to make the most efficient use of spectrum by the fall. Tech Daily Dose reported in February that the EU said it "is leading the world in switching from analogue to digital television." -- Winter Casey
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