The statistics shown on this page are taken from ComReg’s licensing database valid to the end of ComReg’s financial year 30 June 2017.
| Licence Type | 30th June '16 | 30th June '17 | Year on Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3G | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Liberalised Use | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Aircraft Radio | 1474 | 1636 | 162 |
| Business Radio | 1015 | 1016 | 1 |
| Community Repeaters | 11 | 10 | -1 |
| Air Traffic Services | 50 | 51 | 1 |
| Maritime Services | 65 | 66 | 1 |
| AIS (Automatic Identification Systems) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Radio Location | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Radio Navigation | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Radio Amateurs | 1801 | 1836 | 35 |
| FWALA | 268 | 333 | 65 |
| National Telemetry | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| National Point-to-Point Block Licences - 26 Ghz | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mobile Radio (Local Area) | 16 | 22 | 6 |
| Paging (Local Area) | 130 | 132 | 2 |
| Radio Links - Point to Multipoint | 118 | 118 | 0 |
| Radio Links -Point-to-Point | 12238 | 12336 | 98 |
| Satellite Radio | 71 | 75 | 4 |
| Temporary Business Radio | 49 | 53 | 4 |
| Tetra Emergency Services | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Third Party Business Radio | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| Wireless Access Platform for Electronic Communication Services (WAPECS) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wireless Public Address System | 81 | 70 | -11 |
| Wireless Test | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| Wireless Trial | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Broadcast | 673 | 699 | 26 |
| Total Number of Licences | 18162 | 18561 | 399 |
| Licence Type | 30th June '16 | 30th June '17 | Year on Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Radio | 271 | 250 | -21 |
| Business Radio | 266 | 274 | 8 |
| Community Repeaters | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Air Traffic Services | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maritime Services | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| AIS (Automatic Identification Systems) | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Radio Amateurs | 94 | 79 | -15 |
| FWALA | 56 | 110 | 54 |
| Mobile Radio (Local Area) | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Paging (Local Area) | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| Radio Links -Point-to-Point | 2590 | 2590 | |
| Satellite Radio | 44 | 24 | -20 |
| Temporary Business Radio | 443 | 408 | -35 |
| Third Party Business Radio | 39 | 3 | -36 |
| Wireless Public Address System | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Wireless Test | 15 | 14 | -1 |
| Wireles Trial | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Broadcast Licences | 99 | 252 | 153 |
| Total No. Radio Licences Issued | 1247 | 3768 | 2521 |