WRC-15 Agenda Item 1.3 Broadband Public Protection & Disaster Relief (PPDR)

1. WRC-15 Agenda Item 1.3Broadband Public Protection & Disaster Relief (PPDR) - For Information - XXV MEETING OF CITEL PCC.II February 23-27, 2015 Medellin, Colombia

2. Presentation Contents Background on PPDR Agenda Preparatory activities so Far Considerations for CITEL Proposals

3. Background of PPDR Agenda • Frequency bands for 2-Way radio systems used for Public Safety were not harmonized either regionally or globally until 2003 and each country followed its own plans. • Public safety Radios were typically deployed in VHF and UHF bands between 136 MHz to 869 MHz • During late 90s, spectrum harmonization became an important concept and a need for the global harmonization of 2-way radio frequencies was felt strongly around the world. • As a result, Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) was adopted by the ITU-R as a generic term to refer to Public safety Radio systems. • WRC-2003 adopted Resolution 646 to promote the harmonization of frequencies for PPDR systems

4. Resolution 646 (WRC-2003) • ..WRC 2003 …resolves • 2 to encourage administrations, for the purposes of achieving regionally harmonized frequency bands/ranges for advanced public protection and disaster relief solutions, to consider the following identified frequency bands/ranges or parts thereof when undertaking their national planning: • in Region 1: 380-470 MHz as the frequency range within which the band 380 385/ 390 395 MHz is a preferred core harmonized band for permanent public protection activities within certain countries of Region 1 which have given their agreement; • in Region 2: 746-806 MHz, 806-869 MHz, 4 940-4 990 MHz; • in Region 3: 406.1-430 MHz, 440-470 MHz, 806-824/851-869 MHz, 4940-4 990 MHz and 5 850-5 925 MHz;

5. WRC-2015 Agenda Item 1.3 WRC-2012 approved agenda 1.3 for WRC-2015 with the objective to update Resolution 646 for Broadband PPDR systems: • to review and revise Resolution 646 (Rev. WRC-12) for broadband public protection and disaster relief (PPDR), in accordance with Resolution 648 (WRC-12); • Resolution 648 (WRC-12): Studies to support broadband public protection and disaster relief.

6. Draft CPM Text for Agenda Item 1.3 • WRC-15 meeting will take into consideration the methods included in the CPM report for each agenda item • The current draft CPM report for Agenda Item1.3 proposes 3 methods to satisfy the agenda: • Method A: Editorial updating to Resolution 646 • Method B: Modify Resolution 646 • Method C: Modify Resolution 646, excluding PPDR frequencies through reference to Recommendation ITU-R M.2015

7. Developments at Last CITEL PCC.II • Canada proposed to support Method A of NoC to Res. 646 except editorial modifications. • Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Uruguay supported an Inter American Proposal (IAP) for WRC-15 on Agenda Item 1.3. • It seeks to modify Resolution 646 to extend the 700 MHz range from 746-806 MHz to 698-806 MHz, and further proposes to update the Resolution to include existing use of 380-399.9 MHz for narrowband PPDR in some countries.  • CEPT presented a new "Method D.“ This method proposes to modify Res. 646 to include broad frequency ranges in the Resolves part and detailed band plans in the linked ITU-R Recommendation M.2015

8. Consideration for Proposals • The frequency band 380-400 MHz (400 MHz band) is set aside by some CITEL Administrations for government use including defence. • The 380 - 400 MHz band has only been used by some CITEL Administrations for narrowband operations. • Res. 648 and WRC-15 AI 1.3 only calls for the study and review/revision of Res. 646 for broadband PPDR, respectively. • Continue to encourage the use of globally and regionally harmonized bands by including the ranges 700 and 800 MHz in the Res. 646. • Administration specific PPDR frequency ranges and/or Administration specific information regarding part(s) of the frequency bands/ranges should not be detailed in the resolves of Res. 646.