European Spectrum Management Issues

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European Spectrum Management Issues

• Jim Connolly
• Senior Spectrum Manager
• ComReg (Ireland)
• Chairman CEPT Working Group Frequency
  Management

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Overview of Presentation

• The European Spectrum Management Environment
• Civil/Military Cooperation in Europe
• European Spectrum Management Issues
• WRC-07 Some Important Issues for Europe

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• The European Spectrum Management Environment

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www.comreg.ie
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• Civil/Military Cooperation
• in Europe

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Civil/Military Cooperation on Spectrum Management
in Europe

• NATO Frequency Management Sub-Committee
• Regular meetings with Civil Administrations of
  NATO member nations
• NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement on
  priorities for spectrum
• NATO has observer status in ECC/WGFM
• CEPT WGFM hosts 18-monthly Civil-Military Forum
• allows civil and military spectrum managers (NATO
  and non-NATO) in Europe to exchange ideas and
  explore problems and mutually compatible
  solutions
• Not a decision-making body but recommendations
  considered by WGFM
• Next Civil/Military Forum March in Prague, Czech
  Republic

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• Some European Spectrum Management Issues

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Some European spectrum issues

• Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) and
  Broadband Applications for Disaster Relief
  (BBDR)
• WG FM has identified 4940 - 5925 MHz as a tuning
  range for Broad Band PPDR (50 MHz bandwidth)
• Broadband Wireless
• 3.4-3.8 GHz fixed, nomadic, mobile appications
• 5.8 GHz FWA (sharing with radars, RTTT, ITS)
  some problems with DFS mechanism and FH radars
• UWB
• Phased approach
• Short term to 2010? in 4.2-4.8 GHz with
  mitigation techniques
• Long term gt 6 GHz

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Some more European spectrum issues

• MSS in 2 GHz (with Complementary Ground
  Component)
• Including transitional arrangements for fixed
  service tactical radio relay (1980-2010 MHz and
  2170-2200 MHz)
• Mobile Comms on Aircraft
• Focus on 1800 MHz GSM band at moment
• WAPECS greater flexibility in use of spectrum

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• Some Important Issues
• for Europe
• at
• WRC-07

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Most Important Issues for Europe at WRC-07

• Future spectrum needs for IMT-2000 IMT-Advanced
  (Agenda Items 1.4 1.9)
• Future spectrum needs for aviation
• (AI 1.5) aeronautical telemetry systems (AI 1.6)
  VHF to 6GHz
• Reorganisation of HF bands (1.13)
• HF broadcasting , Fixed, Mobile, Maritime
• Protection of Passive Services (AI 1.2, 1.7,
  1.17, 1.20)
• EESS(active) (AI 1.3)
• Procedures and requirements for GMDSS (AI 1.14)
• Flexibility in the ITU Radio Regulations (AI 7.1)

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Thank you For more info on CEPT/ECC See
www.ero.dk On ComReg See www.comreg.ie