Key results of World Radiocommunication Conference WRC07

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Key results of World Radiocommunication
Conference (WRC-07)
Submission DateJune 30, 2008
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Background to WRC-07

• Some key statistics
• 22 Oct 16 Nov 2007
• 30 agenda items addressing almost all
  radiocommunication services
• Terrestrial FS,MS, BS, Am, RAS, RLS
• Space FSS, BSS, MSS, EESS, SRS, SO, MetSat,
  AmSat
• Applications IMT, HAPS, HF, GMDSS, HIO
• 2800 delegates
• 3100 proposals
• Final Acts 500 pages
• Partial revision of the Radio Regulations
• most provisions in force 1 January 2009
• Resolutions with immediate effect

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Results of WRC-07 (1)
International Mobile Telecommunications
(IMT) Additional spectrum identified for IMT
))) 698-862 MHz R2 R3 (9 countries)
450-470 MHz (((
))) 790-862 MHz R1 R3
3.4-3.6 GHz band ((( (no global allocation)
))) 2.3-2.4 GHz
- Higher frequencies to face growth in densely
populated areas. - Lower frequencies to provide,
at a reasonable cost, high speed mobile
services everywhere, in particular in less
densely populated areas.
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Results of WRC-07 (2)

• Aeronautical service
• new allocations to respond to increasing air
  traffic, airport surface communications and
  aeronautical telemetry
• Maritime service
• regulations brought up-to-date in line with
  modern maritime communications technology,
  including GMDSS
• Science services
• new allocations to EESS and MetSat leading to
  improved resolution for sensors
• better protection to passive services from active
  services
• Space services
• decisions affecting FSS, BSS and MSS in various
  parts of spectrum, allowing improved sharing and
  harmonization with other services
• additional allocation for satellite component of
  IMT
• FSS Plan updated from technical and regulatory
  standpoints
• Emergency communications (Resolution 647
  (WRC-07))
• database of available frequencies for use in
  initial phase of an emergency

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Challenges following WRC-07

• Preparation for WRC-11
• 33 Agenda Items, again addressing almost all
  Radio Services
• CPM11-1 established studies in ITU-R Study Groups
• Some principal themes of WRC-11
• Safety
• aeronautical communications by satellite and data
  links for air traffic management
• digital technologies for improved maritime safety
  communications
• use of amateur service as emergency
  communications back-up
• radars and passive sensors for monitoring weather
  and environment
• Classic radiocommunication services
• spectrum opportunities for new applications
  arising from digital dividend
• satellite component of IMT
• high-speed data fixed wireless applications above
  70 GHz
• HAPS
• Electronic News Gathering (ENG)
• Regulatory issues
• Software-defined and Cognitive Radios
• Short-Range Devices (SRDs)
• review of International Spectrum Regulatory
  Framework

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Expected timetable

• November 2007 Agenda for WRC-11 adopted in
  Resolution 805 (WRC-07)
• November 2007 Preparatory studies started by
  CPM11-1
• Third quarter of 2008 Council approves WRC-11
  Agenda
• Third quarter of 2010 End of preparatory studies
• First quarter of 2011 CPM11-2
• Fourth quarter of 2011 WRC-11

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Supplementary information
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Relevant links

• WRC-07 website
• http//www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?categoryconfe
  rencesrlinkwrc-07langen
• Presentation on results of WRC-07
• http//www.itu.int/md/R08-SEM.RAD01-C-0018/en
• Presentation on preparations for WRC-11
• http//www.itu.int/md/R08-SEM.RAD01-C-0026/en
• ITU-R Preparatory Studies for WRC-11 (CPM
  website)
• http//www.itu.int/ITU-R/index.asp?categorystudy
  -groupsrlinkrcpm-wrc-11-studieslangen