With 915 devices able to communicate and share data via the Internet of Things (IoT) in the UK alone, Ofcom will reserve a proportion of Ofcom wireless spectrum for future use by these devices. BR licences will continue to be available until the new dedicated IoT/M2M licence product is launched later in 2016, according to the policy statement. VHF plans to replace its existing "business radio" (BR) licences with specific IoT/machine-to-machine ( M2M ) licences in order to make it clear to stakeholders that the new license can be used for both voice-only communications and data transfers. The planned spectrum allocation would enable devices to connect wirelessly over long distances, benefiting those in remote parts of the UK .
With 915 devices able to communicate and share data via the Internet of Things (IoT) in the UK alone, Ofcom will reserve a proportion of Ofcom wireless spectrum for future use by these devices. VHF plans to replace its existing "business radio" (BR) licences with specific IoT/machine-to-machine ( M2M ) licences in order to make it clear to stakeholders that the new license can be used for both voice-only communications and data transfers. The planned spectrum allocation would enable devices to connect wirelessly over long distances, benefiting those in remote parts of the UK .