WRC-15
Long, at times chaotic, but a good outcome…
ISSB, 18th December 2015
General Stats
• 3079
total number of delegates who attended the WRC
• 162
number of countries represented
• 170
Largest delegation, USA (China and France next up)
• 72
UK delegation size (Stakeholders, Ofcom and Gov)
• 6am
Latest finish to Plenary session
• 9am
... start time the next morning!!!
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Plenary
COM 1
COM 2
COM 3
COM 4
COM 5
COM 6
COM 7
• Committee 1 – Steering Committee “There is a strategy behind all this…”
• Committee 2 – Credentials Committee “Can I play at the WRC?”
• Committee 3 – Budget Control Committee “HOW MUCH!!??”
• Committee 4 – Agenda Items for smartphones, planes, boats and cars
• Committee 5 – Agenda Items for satellites, big, small (nano and pico), Leap Seconds!
• Committee 6 – Agenda Items for next time, yep again in WRC-19
• Committee 7 – Editorial Committee dites-vous "ESOMP" en français?
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Committee 4
“Mobile, Planes, Boats and Amateurs
AI 1.2
“700 MHz”
AI 1.3
“PPDR”
AI 1.5
“Drones”
Agenda Item 1.1
“Mobile BB”
AI 1.4
“Amateur”
“Global Flight
Tracking”
Drafting group
“C Band”
Informal Group
“Water Cooler
Agreement”
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What were the results of
WRC-15?
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New global frequency bands for mobile broadband
• The 700 MHz band is now available globally
– WRC-15 added a primary mobile allocation across 694-790 MHz for Europe, the
Middle East and Africa, thereby allowing them to join the Asia-Pacific region and
the Americas.
• The 1.4 GHz band (1427-1518 MHz ) is now identified near globally for mobile
broadband
– Slightly odd arrangement for Europe in 1452-1492 MHz due to difficulties of coordinating with Russian aeronautical telemetry, but nonetheless positive
• The 3.4-3.6 GHz band is now identified across much of the world for mobile
broadband
– 3400-3600 MHz now has a primary mobile allocation across Europe, the Middle
East and Africa, the Americas and some countries in Asia/Pacific
– But very limited progress in promoting 3600-3800 MHz outside of Europe
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UHF protected for broadcasting
• The 470-694 MHz band, used for DTT will remain exclusively allocated for broadcasting
and PMSE in Europe. The band will be reviewed at the WRC in 2023
– A few Region 2 countries (led by US, Mexico, Canada) added their name to a
footnote to make the band available for mobile broadband
Recognising the spectrum needs of emergency services
•
Emergency services communication needs are evolving and access to broadband
networks is becoming more important
•
WRC-15 highlighted the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands as global tuning ranges for
public protection and disaster relief.
•
This will boost equipment development for these bands, but it allows governments
to make their own national decisions about how to provide public safety
communications.
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Other key outcomes for WRC-15 (1)
• Leap Seconds: no decision, wider net to be cast in terms of bodies to
be consulted, WRC-23 to decide
• Global Flight Tracking: allocation made, an ITU positive news item
• Allocation agreed for WAIC (Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications)
in 4200-4400 MHz
• Unmanned Aircraft: last minute decision agreed, subject to further
work in ICAO on standards and recommended practices
• Allocation for automotive radars 77.5-78 GHz
• Regulatory certainty for ESOMPs….sorry ESIM (Earth Stations in
Motion)
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Other key outcomes for WRC-15 (2)
• ESV, minor amendments to C Band usage, Ku unchanged
• New FSS downlink in Region 1 at 13.4-13.65 GHz, uplink at 14.514.75 GHz heavily constrained and limited countries
• New EESS allocation at 7190-7250 MHz and MSS allocation at 73757750 MHz
• Numerous regulatory issues relating to satellite filings (concerning
advance publication, bringing into use, satellite hopping, reduction of
co-ordination arc etc) - continues to be a Conference in its own right
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Pause for thought (1)
• A challenging meeting to Chair….
• Mobile: 3.6 – 3.8 GHz strongly opposed by Africa and Far East
• 1452 – 1492 MHz: Europe decided WRC action not needed in Europe
• IoT: Strong push from Arab group, most felt no WRC action required
• Earth Exploration Satellite: objections… prior coordination required
• More countries engaging and more difficult to reach agreements…
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Pause for thought (2): the UK process
• Recognition of the significant efforts of UK stakeholders
• UK delegation to WRC-15 generally worked well
– Contributed to successful outcome for UK from WRC-15
• The preparations for WRC-19 are already underway
– Propose that the UK should undertake a similar approach to the
preparatory work
– Are there any changes that we should make?
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Radio Assembly 2015 – main outcomes
• UK has Chairmanship of Study Group 5, and Vice Chairs of SG3 and SG7.
• Approval of 700 MHz Out of Band emission limits Recommendation
• Revision to M.1036 approved. Ensuring 700 MHz band plan visibility
• Special Committee now considered a WP of CPM, and no longer a “SG”
• Revision to ITU-R Resolution 59. Widening the scope of PMSE studies
• Revisions to ITU-R Resolutions 1 & 9
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The preparations for WRC-19
have already started…..
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WRC-19 Agenda
16 Substantive agenda items for WRC-19
1.1
Amateur allocation in 50-54 MHz
1.9.1
Autonomous maritime
1.2
Power limits for MSS at around 400 MHz
1.9.2
Maritime MSS VDES
1.3
Upgrading Met Sat 460-470
1.10
Global Aeronautical Distress & Safety Service
1.4
Satellite Review of Annex 7 of App30
1.11
Trains and trackside comms
1.5
ESIM (Earth Station In Motion)
1.12
ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)
1.6.1
Q/V FSS Allocations (52GHz only)
1.13
IMT above 24 GHz
1.6.2
NGSO Regulatory for Q/V
1.14
HAPS
1.7
non-GSO short duration satellites
1.15
Land Mobile and Fixed Service > 275 GHz
1.8
GMDSS Modernisation and additional
1.16
RLANs
satellite systems
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WRC-19 Agenda
Issues requiring study for WRC-19
9.1.1
terrestrial and satellite component of IMT in the frequency bands 1 885-2 025 MHz and 2 110-2 200 MHz
9.1.2
IMT and the broadcasting-satellite service (sound) in the frequency band 1 452-1 492 MHz
9.1.3
non-geostationary-satellites in FSS bands between 3 700 and 7 025 MHz service
9.1.4
stations on board sub-orbital vehicles
9.1.5
frequency bands 5 250-5 350 and 5 450-5 7250 MHz (Recommendations ITU-R M.1638-1 & M.1849-1)
9.1.6
Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) for electric vehicles
9.1.7
managing the unauthorized operation of earth station terminals deployed within administrations territory
9.1.8
narrowband and broadband machine-type (i.e. IoT) communication infrastructures
9.1.9
spectrum needs and possible allocation of 51.4-52.4 GHz to the FSS (Earth-to-space)
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ESIM
• Earth Stations in Motion (ESIM)
• Studies to operate within geostationary FSS allocations in the frequency bands 17.719.7 GHz and 27.5-29.5 GHz
New frequency bands for 5G
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Use of much higher frequency bands for advanced 5G technologies than
previously used for cellular systems:
24.25-27.5 GHz
31.8-33.4 GHz
37-40.5 GHz
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40.5-42.5 GHz
42.5-43.5 GHz
45.5-50.2 GHz
50.4-52.6 GHz
66-76 GHz
81-86 GHz
A new ITU-R Task Group 5/1 will carry out the 5G studies (agreed at CPM19-1).
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RLANS at 5 GHz
Wi-Fi capacity expansion at 5 GHz
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Coexistence with existing uses in
5350-5470 MHz and 5725-5925 MHz
− Systems include radar, Earth
observation satellites, fixed
satellite uplinks, broadband
access and transport systems
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Potential to ease restrictions in
Existing 5 GHz RLAN spectrum
− Could higher power or outdoor
use could be permitted in 51505350 MHz?
HAPS
• Facebook/Google proposal to connect rural areas via solar planes for mobile broadband
• Agenda item to first look at existing, underutilised HAPS bands
• Further bands to be studied include 38-39.5 GHz (global), 21.4-22 GHz and 24.25-27.5
GHz (Region 2)
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And some agenda items for 2023!
• Global Maritime Distress and Safety Service (including e-Navigation)
• Space borne radar sounders
• Space weather sensors
• FSS 37.5-39.5 GHz
• Review of UHF (470 – 960 MHz)
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Future UK WRC preparation
-
IFPG structure – Worked well last time
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WRC-15 Report due in new year
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IFPG Agenda Items and Structure – in the new year
- First CEPT CPG for WRC-19 will be held in early(ish) 2016
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ISSB meetings to continue to provide overview of developments
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