I looked at actual Ofcom. It seems they added permission for 5.x GHz band 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 in 2017 but this wasn't widely publicised. So Kobo may be using an older UK spec where 5.x GHz band 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 are prohibited.
Quote:
Ofcom
VNS – Voluntary National Specification 2030/8/3
5.8 GHz Wireless Access Systems operating in
the 5725 – 5850 MHz band and systems where
channels overlap into the 5725 – 5730 MHz band
Publication date:Version:13 July 2017
Version 1.0
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Maybe Kobo will update in a later firmware.
Or else change Kobo to
WifiRegulatoryDomain=IE
as Ireland seems to have always had 149, 153, 157, 161, 165.
Ofcom seem to have the same as Comreg (Irish regulator) since 2017 for WiFi. Not the same at all for Amateur Radio where the Irish allocations are much larger above 29.7 MHz. But the Kobo WiFi only uses 2.4 & 5.x GHz bands.
BT is only using 2.4 GHz WiFi Band.
So multiple Websites wrong about the UK. The only valid info is the regulator (Ofcom UK, FCC USA, Comreg Ireland etc). There is also ETSI in Europe (bigger than EU), but overridden by local laws.
UK Ofcom top level
Spectrum Allocation
Top two docs on
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultatio...gulations-2017
Edit:
I've not tested if 149 works on IE on Kobo. In fact I never use WiFi on the Kobo or Kindle models.