LOCOG to get radio spectrum from UK’s public sector – London Olympics 2012
It has been recently revealed that that public sector of the United Kingdom will be lending a hand to the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games by giving its share of the radio spectrum for use during the time the London 2012 Olympic Games are
in progress.
This favour has been done by the public sector after it was revealed by Ofcom, the communications regulator of the United Kingdom, that the load on the wireless traffic of the capital of England will experience an increase of double its present value.
As a result of this, the Ministry of Defence, Home Office and the Civil Aviation Authority have consented to let go of their part of the radio spectrum in order to facilitate wireless radio transmission during the Olympic Games.
Jill Ainscough, who is the chief operating officer of Ofcom, commented on the matter in the following manner, “The UK's airwaves are already among the most intensively used in the world. The London 2012 Games will significantly increase demand. Ready and
prepared for this challenge, Ofcom recognises that there is no room for complacency. We are working behind the scenes to make this capacity available, to ensure that this demand is met.”
According to the plans which have been laid down to cope with the air waves traffic problem during the Olympic Games, more than 20,000 different wireless frequencies will be provided during the time the Games are in progress. Such a huge amount of frequencies
are needed for the Olympic Games because they will be made use of by tools such as wireless cameras as well as microphones. Not only that, there will be several walkie talkies carried by the organisers of the Games not to forget the smart phones as well as
wireless computer equipment that will be present on the sites, in most cases brought on the scene by the spectators of the event.
The Olympic Games are scheduled to start from July 27 and last until August 12. The event will be making the city of London the first ever in the world that has been able to host the Games thrice.
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