Read the full article at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/28/ofcom_olympic_spectrum_plan/

Ofcom sets out Olympic spectrum plan
Government asked to pay for it all
By Bill Ray

Posted in Wireless, 28th May 2009 07:33 GMT

UK regulator Ofcom has laid out a consultation plan for radio spectrum use during the London Olympics in 2012, ensuring that even if the games fail to be spectacular, at least the coverage will be wireless.

Ofcom reckons there’ll be more than 21,000 accredited media personages descending on London come July 2012, who will want 350 wireless mics, 75 simultaneous HD video streams – three of which will be in the air – and a fair proportion of the 781 talkback* channels the event is expected to use, with the UK government footing the bill at the calculated market rate for enough of the electromagnetic spectrum to carry it all.