26th Sep 2006 11:56
26 September 2006 PipeHawk Plc ("PipeHawk") Ofcom Issues PipeHawk with GPR Radio Operating Licences PipeHawk announces that Ofcom has issued the first licences to operate GPRequipment to PipeHawk plc and Adien Limited, heralding the official acceptanceof GPR as a maturing technology.Prior to this, the legislative status of GPR as a technology was ambiguous withEuro GPR Association members operating under a waiver.GPR is a UWB technology that radiates short duration pulses which appear in thefrequency domain as a very low signal across wide spectral regions and does notfit into the normal radio licensing regime.The UK licensing arrangements were negotiated by Dr Richard Chignell,PipeHawk's Technical Director, a past Chairman and currently licensing officerof the Euro GPR Association.Negotiations continue, for a consistent Europe wide licensing regime. The Boardexpects that the new UK scheme will have a seamless transition to theanticipated European scheme.Gordon Watt, Chairman of PipeHawk plc, said"This is a significant advance for PipeHawk as it means GPR is now anacknowledged and regulated technology, and all companies which purport to useGPR must now be registered and regulated to operate legally."Pipehawk Plc Telephone: 01420 590990 Gordon Watt (Chief Executive) ENDPIPEHAWK PLCRelated Shares:
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