The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2008

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“aircraft BTS” means a base transceiver station located in an aircraft;

“apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus;

“dBm” means decibels of power referenced to one milliWatt;

“e.i.r.p.” means equivalent isotropic radiated power;

“ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;

“kHz” means kilohertz;

“MHz” means megahertz;

“mobile communication services on aircraft” means electronic communications services provided by an undertaking to enable airline passengers to use public communications networks during flight without establishing direct connections with terrestrial mobile networks;

“network control unit” means equipment located in an aircraft that ensures that signals transmitted by ground based mobile electronic communication systems are not detectable within the cabin by raising the noise floor inside the cabin in mobile communication receive bands; and

“relevant network” means an electronic communications network that includes an aircraft BTS and a network control unit.