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WRC-2003

WRC-2003. Mike Goddard Spectrum Policy and International Director Radiocommunications Agency. Outline. WRCs and the Radio Regulations WRC-03 Agenda Preparations - national, regional, global Next WRC. World Radiocommunication Conference.

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WRC-2003

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  1. WRC-2003 Mike Goddard Spectrum Policy and International DirectorRadiocommunications Agency

  2. Outline • WRCs and the Radio Regulations • WRC-03 Agenda • Preparations - national, regional, global • Next WRC

  3. World Radiocommunication Conference • A conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN body • Updates the International Radio Regulations • Meets every 2/3 years - although likely to be longer in future • Agenda set mainly by previous WRC

  4. International Radio Regulations • An international treaty • Rules and regulations for international cooperation on the use of radio frequencies • Contain the International Table of Frequency Allocations, the global framework for national spectrum planning • Include Resolutions and Recommendations of WRCs, some of which have specific regulatory force

  5. WRC-03 Agenda • Over 40 items - very wide range of radio services and frequencies (from Amateur at HF to space science above 275 GHz) • With increasing use of spectrum, most issues involve trade-off between: - radio services(e.g. mobile and fixed) - terrestrial and space services(e.g. fixed terrestrial and fixed-satellite) - commercial and government (e.g.commercial VSATS and defence radars)

  6. Preparations - national • International Frequency Planning Group responsible for overall policy • Government and private-sector members • Coordinator appointed for each Agenda item • Parallel working with European and global preparations

  7. Preparations - European • European preparations in Conference Preparatory Group of CEPT (45 countries) • Numerous meetings of CPG between WRC-2000 and WRC-03, most recent 10-14 Feb 03 • CPG produces comprehensive set of European Common Proposals (ECPs) and Brief - ECPs on most Agenda items adopted • Coordination continued during WRC

  8. Preparations - ITU • Many technical and other studies conducted in ITU-R Study Groups and Special Committee on Regulatory/Procedural Matters • Results brought together in Report of Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM)(Nov 2002)

  9. Key Mobile Issues • Public Protection and Disaster Relief • RLANs at 5 GHz • IMT-2000 and beyond (3rd (and 4th?) generation mobile) inc. conflict with Broadcasting-Satellite • Mobile-Satellite inc. aeronautical • TWIMS (Terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia services)

  10. Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) (Agenda 1.3) • Agenda seeks harmonised allocations • PP and DR are separate issues • For PP, identify range of bands for countries to choose • Further consideration of long-term requirements for high bandwidth applications • ECP adopted and acceptable to UK - includes 380-470 MHz tuning range with 380-400 MHz as a core band

  11. RLANs at 5 GHz (Agenda 1.5) • Many shared allocations around 5 GHz • But no primary mobile allocation to support RLANs • Any solution will involve delicate compromise between services (eg MSS feeder links) • ECP adopted acceptable to UK • Proposes new primary mobile allocation (DFS mandatory) and protection of existing services

  12. IMT-2000 and beyond (Agenda 1.22) • Pressure from outside Europe to identify spectrum for “4G” - around 4 GHz • Also interest in allocations below 600 MHz (eg 450 - 470 MHz) • WRC-2000 identified alternative 3G expansion bands • Of these, Europe has agreed 2.5 - 2.69 GHz (ERC Decision Nov 2002) • ECP adopted - no new allocations; update existing texts; return to issue at next WRC (2007?)

  13. Mobile-Satellite issues (Agenda 1.16 and 1.20) • Pressure (mainly from US) for additional MSS allocations below 1 GHz, and associated feeder links around 1.4 GHz • Conflict with existing allocations and services including key mobile and fixed bands • ECP adopted proposing no new allocations • Fully acceptable to UK

  14. Mobile-satellite 1-3 GHz (Agenda 1.31) • To meet needs of MSS community (and UK-based Inmarsat in particular) • Included at insistence of UK following failure to achieve additional allocations at least 2 WRCs • ECP adopted proposing new pair of allocations at 1 518-1 525 MHz and 1 668-1 675 MHz

  15. Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (Agenda 1.11) • Proposal to extend allocation at 14 - 14.5 GHz to include aero mobile-satellite • Driven by Boeing (“Connexions” programme) to provide data links to passengers’ laptops • ECP adopted to extend allocation and meet this requirement, while providing protection of fixed services • Acceptable to UK

  16. Terrestrial Wireless Interactive Multimedia Services (TWIMS) (Agenda 1.21) • Original intention to respond to new, ill-defined, applications • UK has sought to use to introduce flexibility in UHF TV spectrum, in particular so as not to constrain use of spectrum released after digital switch-over • Has proved extremely difficult to convince other European countries, most of which see only conventional broadcasting usage • No ECP yet

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