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More than bandwidth - spectrum harmonisation for wireless broadband in Europe

More than bandwidth - spectrum harmonisation for wireless broadband in Europe. Mark Thomas, ECO Director, WWRF33, Guildford,25th September 2014. CEPT footprint: all EU Member States + rest of Europe. EU states shown in blue. Early wireless.

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More than bandwidth - spectrum harmonisation for wireless broadband in Europe

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  1. More than bandwidth - spectrum harmonisation for wireless broadband in Europe Mark Thomas, ECO Director, WWRF33, Guildford,25th September 2014

  2. CEPT footprint: all EU Member States + rest of Europe EU states shown in blue Footer copy here

  3. Early wireless....

  4. Disorganised chaos becomes organised efficiency • Bands allocated to different services • Fixed, • Maritime • Aeronautical, • Mobile, • Broadcasting • Amateur, • Experimental 1927: International Radiotelegraph Conference (Washington DC, USA)

  5. WRC-15: a very structured process! 2012 CEPT preparation for WRC - CPG Establishment of CPG PTs - allocation of the work CPG/CPG PTscontributions to ITU-R work / development of ECC views Final CEPT Positions – CEPT Briefs / European Common Proposals (ECPs) ECP 2015

  6. Benefits of international harmonisation • Economies of scale • Technical efficiency • Consumer convenience

  7. Harmonisation - technical efficiency When different types of service use the same part of the spectrum, large amounts of land can be sterilised and then can’t be used for either type of service.

  8. European regulatory framework for radio spectrum and equipment Read more at http://apps.cept.org/ eccetsirel/

  9. Roles of the three European regulatory organisations European Commission: Single market issues Binding regulations based on the technical expertise of CEPT/ECC and harmonised standards of ETSI (28 Member States) CEPT/ECC: Consensus and voluntary character Spectrum designation to systems/applications and technical conditions for its use (48 member countries) ETSI: European Harmonised standards (EN) for radio equipment ‘System Reference Documents’ (SRDoc) which inform and trigger much of the CEPT/ECC work (over 700 industry members & and European naitonal regulators)

  10. ECC Strategic Plan • Concentrate on: • Expertise • The European approach to ITU • Cooperation with European Commission • Providing a focal point for information (EFIS etc.) • Cooperation with other bodies Review Strategic Plan before end-2014

  11. ECC tackles topics with big public impact • Mobile broadband • Broadcasting • Cognitive radio • Public protection and disaster relief • Short range devices ......and many more: wireless microphones, environmental satellites, and so on, and so on

  12. Harmonised bands for wireless broadband UHF long term vision? 470-700 MHz (‘whole sausage?’) 700 MHz (everyone?)60-92 MHz 800 MHz Digital Dividend up to 60-65 MHz 900MHz GSM -> ECS Band 50-70 MHz 1452-1492 MHz ‘L-Band’ (SDL) 40 MHz 1800MHz GSM -> ECS band 150 MHz 2100 MHz IMT (-> ECS) 160 MHz 2300 MHz ECS with LSA up to 100 MHz 2600 MHz IMT (->ECS) 190 MHz 3.4-3.6-3.8 BWA -> mobile 400 MHz

  13. Wireless broadband:licensed allocations • Channelling plans Technology neutrality is important • ‘least restrictive technical conditions’ • = ‘Block Edge Mask’ (BEM) Footer copy here

  14. Wireless broadband: developing the concept • Supplemental downlink • Wi-fi and ‘traffic off-loading’ • Licensed shared access • Cognitive radio On 5G, we are already considering it, but we start with an open mind Footer copy here

  15. Supplemental downlink CEPT Report 53 (700 MHz) ECC/DEC (13)03 (1.5 GHz) Footer copy here

  16. Wi-fi and traffic offloading Paying bills is a turn-off (but income pays for investment) Wi-fi and small cells: capacity for operators, as well an alternative to bypassing them? Footer copy here

  17. Short range devices • Main trends in evolution of EC Decision on SRDs: • Old arrangement – many narrow frequency blocks • New arrangements – more emphasis on wider, more generic blocks, with similar technical characteristics • Take more account of characteristics such as duty cycle • Next steps could include more use of ‘cognitive’ elements (e.g. LBT etc.)

  18. Tendencies for SRD applications’ use of mitigation techniques • Example: New band plan 870-876 MHz (from ECC Report 189; work triggered by ETSI SRdocs ) • Also: ECC Report 182 (Survey about the use of the frequency band 863-870 MHz) • Duty Cycle Mitigation is dominating – Sensing is not part of it !

  19. Licensed Shared Access Footer copy here

  20. Cognitive Radio CEPT Report 159 A valid incremental step already in action, taking advantage of what technology can deliver. Not seen as ‘magic’ or ‘paradigm transformational’ Footer copy here

  21. Research organisations participate in ECC’s work • Currently 6 ECC project teams are attended by representatives from research projects • You can read more about our programme of engagement with research projects at http://www.cept.org/ecc/topics/research-activity (ECO contact: stella.lyubchenko@eco.cept.org)

  22. ECC’s external participation • The ECC depends on active external participation in our work to complement our members’ own experience and technical expertise. • Observers can participate in the ECC meetings when issues of mutual interest are placed on the agenda • http://www.cept.org/ecc/who-we-are/participation-in-ecc-work

  23. CEPT portal – ECC website • Home page: access to news. • Direct links to general information • Newsletters • Key topics • Consultations • Presentations • Workshops • Twitter • Navigation through tabs • Related links Footer copy here

  24. CEPT portal – ECC website Deliverables: • Access to ECO documentation database • ECC Decision, ECC Recommendation, ECC Report, CEPT Reports • Other deliverables • ECO Reports • Agreements Footer copy here

  25. CEPT portal – ECC website Tools and services • Access to ECO online tools • ECC work programme database • EFIS • SEAMCAT • Other services • ECC consultation • ECC questionnaires • ECO circular letters Footer copy here

  26. EFIS: lots of spectrum management information

  27. Spectrum engineering challenges increasing penetration of the existing radio applications regulatory technological introduction of new radio applications economic considerations The requirement for global compatibility amongst many radio systems within a congested radio spectrum

  28. Installing SEAMCAT On-line Webstart: Internet connection is needed at least for the installation; during later runs Internet used (if available) to check for updated version (Windows, Linux, Mac) Off-line FREE DOWNLOAD (Windows only) • 1GB RAM needed • Java Runtime Environment (RTE) (version 1.7 and above)

  29. More than bandwidth - spectrum harmonisation for wireless broadband in Europe Mark Thomas, ECO Director, WWRF33, 25th September 2014

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