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Ireland aims to be wireless R&D center.
Comreg, the Irish telecoms regulator has set out its plans to transform Ireland into a wireless research and development center.Comreg now plans to introduce, in early 2005, plans for a new licensing regime for radio service and technology trials which will bring Ireland to the forefront as an ideal location for research and development.
In addition to relaxing some of the constraints on the existing test licence regime, a new licensing scheme will be introduced which for the first time will allow innovative new wireless services that do not fit within existing licence categories to be offered to the public on a trial basis.
This will allow new service concepts to be tested in a realistic environment at an early stage of development, ensuring that `subsequent commercial offerings are properly tailored to meet the needs of users. Safeguards will be built in to the new scheme to ensure that this does not disadvantage existing licensed services.
Comreg Chairperson, John Doherty said: "I believe these new initiatives will be a major boost to wireless research and development in Ireland and ComReg will be working closely with industry, professional engineering institutions and public agencies such as IDA Ireland to maximise industry awareness of the new scheme over the coming months. In the meantime I would like to express my gratitude to all those who responded to the
consultation."