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Regulation 3 InterpretationI1

United Kingdom

In these Regulations—

(a)

“Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006;

(b)

“coverage antenna” means the antenna connected to a mobile repeater device which receives transmissions from mobile devices;

(c)

“coverage port” means the interface between a mobile repeater device and its coverage antenna;

(d)

“dB” means decibel;

(e)

“dBm” means decibels of power referenced to one milliWatt;

(f)

“dBm/MHz” means decibels of power referenced to one milliWatt per megahertz;

(g)

“dBm/5 MHz” means decibels of power referenced to one milliWatt per five megahertz;

(h)

“donor antenna” means the antenna connected to a mobile repeater device which receives transmissions from the base stations of mobile network operators;

(i)

“donor port” means the interface between a mobile repeater device and its donor antenna;

(j)

“downlink frequencies” means the frequency bands 758-788MHz, 791-821MHz, 925-960MHz, 1805-1880 MHz, and 2110-2170MHz;

(k)

“ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;

(l)

“e.i.r.p.” means equivalent isotropically radiated power, which is the product of the power supplied to an antenna and the absolute antenna gain in a given direction relative to an isotropic antenna;

(m)

“GSM system” means an electronic communications network that complies with standards EN 301 502f1 and EN 301 511f2 published by ETSI for the Global System for Mobile Communications (also known as GSM);

(n)

“indoors” means inside premises, which—

(i)

have a ceiling or a roof; and

(ii)

except for any doors, windows or passageways, are wholly enclosed;

(o)

“IR2102.2” means interface requirement “IR2102.2: Minimum requirements for the use of: low gain mobile phone repeaters for in-vehicle use” contained within the document entitled “UK Interface Requirement 2102 – Licence exempt mobile phone repeaters” published by OFCOM F1in February 2024;

(p)

“LTE system” means an electronic communications network that complies with standards EN 301 908-1f3, EN 301 908-13f4 and EN 301 908-14f5 published by ETSI for the Long Term Evolution telecommunication system (also known as LTE);

(q)

“MHz” means megahertz;

(r)

“mobile repeater device” means a wireless telegraphy station or wireless telegraphy apparatus which amplifies the radio signals carried over frequencies licensed to one or more mobile network operators;

(s)

“motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;

(t)

“OFCOM” means the Office of Communications;

(u)

“power spectral density” means, in respect of a particular frequency band or frequencies, the e.i.r.p. of the transmissions made by the mobile repeater device on that particular frequency band or frequencies (as applicable) with the average power per five MHz bandwidth centred on that frequency band or frequencies, radiated in the direction of the maximum level;

(v)

“system gain” means, in respect of a particular frequency band or frequencies, the difference between (i) the power received at the input antenna of the mobile repeater device in respect of that particular frequency band or those particular frequencies, and (ii) the power transmitted by the output antenna of the mobile repeater device in respect of that particular frequency band or those particular frequencies (which difference shall be expressed in dB);

(w)

“UMTS system” means an electronic communications network that complies with standards EN 301 908—1, 301 908—2f6 and EN 301 908—3f7 published by ETSI for the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (also known as UMTS);

(x)

“uplink frequencies” means the frequency bands 703-733 MHz, 832-862 MHz, 880-915 MHz, 1710-1785 MHz and 1920-1980 MHz;

(y)

“uplink noise power” means the total amount of noise produced by a mobile repeater device in the relevant uplink frequencies, expressed in dBm/MHz; and

(z)

“WiMAX system” means an electronic communications network that complies with standards EN 301 908—1, EN 301 908—21f8 and EN 301 908—22f9 published by ETSI for the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access telecommunication system (also known as WiMAX).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 3(o) substituted (29.2.2024) by The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Repeater) (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/136), regs. 1, 2(2)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 3 in force at 16.6.2022, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

EN 301 502 (version 12.5.2) published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) No C180, 8.6.2017, p.14.

f2

EN 301 511 (version 9.0.2) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.14.

f3

EN 301 908–1 (version 11.1.1) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.17.

f4

EN 301 908–13 (version 11.1.1) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.18.

f5

EN 301 908–14 (version 11.1.2) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.18.

f6

EN 301 908–2 (version 11.1.1) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.17.

f7

EN 301 908–3 (version 11.1.3) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.17.

f8

EN 301 908–21 (version 6.1.1) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.19.

f9

EN 301 908–22 (version 6.1.1) published in OJEU No C180, 8.6.2017, p.19.