FCS is pleased to announce that the annual Business Radio event will take place on 17th November 2010 at its now traditional venue of the Barcelo Hotel, Daventry.
The event, hosted by FCS members for the whole Business Radio community, brings together the UK regulator, manufacturers, dealers and users to review regulatory changes and new business developments.
BR10 with the theme - 'The future strategy for business and professional radio', will be chaired by Roy Pierce, chair of the FCS Business Radio Council.
Business radio is at a cross roads. Customer demand is growing, new spectrum efficient technology is available and the new applications industry is developing. Yet does this sector, which underpins the economy, receive the recognition it deserves?
BR10 provides the showcase for the business and professional radio sector to demonstrate its importance, identify business opportunities and look at the regulation ensuring access to radio spectrum.
This year we will look at:
- The value of business radio in the UK
- Regulation by Ofcom
- The user demands
- Innovative developments in digital products and applications services
The event comprises a seminar, workshop and sponsors exhibitions.
If you would like to attend the event and wish to book your place please use the button below to send us an email. Attendance is free of charge to FCS members. The delegate rate for non-members is £100 + vat.
There are a range of sponsorship opportunities at the event. A limited number of exhibition spaces exist for Gold and Platinum sponsors and these are allocated strictly on a first come, first served basis. If you would like further information regarding the sponsorship opportunites at BR10 please click here.
If you have any immediate queries relating to the Business Radio event then please feel free to contact the FCS office on 020 8249 6363 or by sending us an email.
Business Radio 10 is kindly sponsored or supported by the following organisations, please click on the company logos to visit their websites.
Platinum Sponsors
A W Communication Systems Ltd
Gold Sponsors
Kenwood Electronics UK
Sinclair Technologies Ltd
Media Partner
Business Radio 09
Business Radio 09 was held on Thursday 19th November at the now traditional venue of the Barcelo Daventry Hotel, Sedgemoor Way, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 0SG.
The event, hosted by FCS members for the whole Business Radio community, bought together the UK regulator, manufacturers, dealers and users to review regulatory changes and new business developments.
Chaired by David Hosie, Technical Director of Audiolink, BR09 featured a packed seminar programme, workshops and sponsor demonstrations.
The presentations given are listed below. Please 'click' the title of the presentation to view the slides.
Session : Ofcom at BR09
Ofcom Business Radio Team : The New Portfolio - Paul Jarvis, Head of Business Radio
The Ofcom Field Engineering Team : Apparatus Compliance - Clive Corrie, Enforcement Policy Advisor
Session : What the customers want
The Future Needs and Direction for Electricity Sector Communications - Mark Simpson, Network Standards Manager, E.ON Central Networks
Digital Radio at UK Airports - Brian Nicholson, Managing Director, AirRadio
Session : Product Manufacturers Delivering Digital
Motorola -Tim Clark, Director Professional Radio Products (EMEA)
HYT - Steven Hao, Product Manager
Team Simoco - Ian Carr, Managing Director
DMR Association - Tom Mockridge, Motorola, Secretary of DMR Association
Tetra Association - Jonathan Kalisch, NPIA, Tetra Association Board member
Business Radio 08
November 2008 is a milestone for the sector as Ofcom introduces its new licensing reforms and market mechanisms for spectrum access. The UK is at the forefront of spectrum market reforms and Business Radio is the first sector undergoing wholescale changes. At the same time the industry is responding with new products and services that are vital to match the exacting demands of professional customers.
We were pleased to welcome representatives from Government, Ofcom, manufacturers, distributors, operators and customers to the event which proved to be a resounding success.
The presentations given at the event are detailed below and the slides for each are available for download should you wish to view them (simply click on the title of the presentation).
Keynote:
Overview of the Business Radio Market - Mark Swarbrick, BERR
Regulation Session:
Ofcom BR Licence Liberalisation - Paul Jarvis, Ofcom
Keeping the Spectrum Clean - Steve Kennett, Ofcom
UK Defence Spectrum Management - Steve Jones, Cave Implementation Team - MoD
Market Session:
HYT, The New Entrant to the UK Business Radio Market - Ryan Wu, HYT
MIMOmax High Speed Links using PMR channels - John Gardener, Tait
IP in Business Radio - Mark Thomas, Team Simoco
MotoTRBO Chaaaarged - Sean Fitzgerald, Motorola
Business Radio 07
Date: Thursday 22 November 2007
Place: The Paramount Daventry Hotel – Daintree Suite
Sponsored by: Airsys Communications Technology Ltd, AWC Communications Systems, Motorola Ltd, Tait Europe Ltd, Zycomm Electronics Ltd
Event Chairman: Adrian Grilli, JRC and FCS chairman
Programme
0930 Registration -Exhibition open
10.30 Seminar
Introduction Adrian Grilli
10.40 Keynote Speech:
The liberalisation of spectrum and its impact on service Charles Jenne, Ofcom
*What is the impact of NGNs and open telecoms in industry on regulators – can it be effectively regulated?
*How will regulators “auction” off spectrum and who will they be issuing it to?
*There is still more spectrum to come
*The importance of spectrum for new technologies: WiMax, Mobile Multimedia, Mobile television and broadcasting
*Spectrum for new business radio technologies
11.05 Business Radio- Licence liberalisation in action Paul Jarvis, Ofcom
*Business radio licences
*Olympics 2012
11.25 Three-way radio Geoff Varrell, RTT Programmes
*Harmonising two way radio, cellular and broadcast
*Public safety and disaster relief- how the US is getting its act together
11.45 Arqiva-band management and Tetra services David Green, Arqiva
12.05 MPT 1327 in the 21st century Philip Vercruysse, Entropia Networks NV
12.25 DMR- the digital reality Sean Fitzgerald, Motorola
12.45 Environmental directives Jeff Borrman, Datec
* disposal of end of life equipment
13.00 Networking lunch and exhibition
Afternoon Session
14.00 Workshops
Round table workshops to enable more detailed discussion of seminar papers and other projects
Tables 1and 2 Demonstration of Ofcom’s spectrum management software by the Ofcom team
Table 4 Operation of the Ofcom WT Register- how tradable licences are listed on the Ofcom website demonstrated by the Ofcom team
Table 5 Demonstration of Motorola’s new digital products Motorola
Table 6 Environmental regulations, battery disposal and WEEE industry
Accreditation schemes- learn more Jeff Borrman, Datec
Table 8 FCS Business Radio Group – debate the value of business radio Jacqui Brookes, FCS
Table 10 Participate in the UHF study for Ofcom Mark Redman, Mott MacDonald
Table 11 Three Way Radio- debate what it means for the industry Jeff Varrell, RTT Programmes
Table 12 MPT 1362- industry code of practice for installation in vehicles John Thomson, Panorama
15.30 Champagne draw sponsored by Team Simoco Ltd- Winner of the Gerald David OBE Award 2007
Feedback from the workshops by Adrian Grilli
16.00 close