Some Spot Checks of Spectrum Reform(?)

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Some Spot Checks of Spectrum Reform(?)

• CFP-CRN Biannual Research Conference
• Cambridge University
• June 22, 2006

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Global

• March towards WRC07
• Convergence driving re-think of traditional
  service segmentation
• Should Fixed and Mobile be combined? (rise of
  Nomadic)
• 3G/4G
• Should 4G get any spectrum?
• Should the ITU-R decide what 4G is?
• Is one definition of 4G possible/desirable?
• Lessons from Warterfalls
• Cognitive radio in the ITU
• Canada proposes a new study Question
• Technology vs. Policy

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Regional

• US
• Recent slow going
• Big Telecom Act re-write dominates
• Video Franchising
• Net Neutrality, even
• Whitespace
• FCC Taking a breadth
• Whitespace, 3650, Module approval, all pending

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UK

• Spectrum Usage Rights Consultation
• a new way of expressing technical restrictions
  on spectrum use
• The existing approaches specify technical
  restrictions on spectrum use as a means to
  protect neighbouring users against harmful
  interference indirectly.
• SURs would take the alternative approach of
  directly specifying the emissions that a licence
  holder may transmit in neighbouring bands or
  locations.
• Creates broad emissions envelope

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EU

• WAPECs- The battle for 2.5GHz
• UWB
• CEPT adopts UWB Decision above 6GHz, puts outs
  another consultation on below 6GHz
• Phase approach for 4.2 operation without
  mitigation
• Two mitigation techniques
• Low Duty Cycle (rules done)
• DAA
• EC puts out consultation on UWB

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Asia

• Japan Korea close to authorizing UWB
• Proposed phased approach for below 6GHz