Wireless Telegraphy Register: UK Spectrum Licenses from October 2017

Ofcom's October 2017 snapshot of the Wireless Telegraphy Register provides information about licensed services, frequencies, geographical areas, and associated technical parameters. The data is provided under Section 31 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 and is intended to be updated quarterly. The register fulfills obligations under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 to make information progressively available.

Use Cases

• Analyze spectrum usage and licensing density based on geographical area information mentioned in the description.
• Map service providers to specific frequency bands based on the technical parameters and rights of use data.
• Study regulatory compliance and licensing trends over time based on the quarterly update cadence mentioned.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from Ofcom, the UK's official communications regulator.
• The description specifies a quarterly update cadence for the underlying register.
• The dataset is provided under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, which permits reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The core data snapshot is from October 2017, though the register is updated.

Provenance

Source

Ofcom

Collection Method

Snapshot of an official regulatory register.

Time Range

October 2017 snapshot

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:43.945724; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom