InternationalTelecommunicationUnion

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR AFRICA

KIGALI, RWANDA

ITU Radiocommunication Sector and the Africa Region

Ben BaRadiocommunication Bureau

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Roles of ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)

international regulations

global standards & guidelines

assistance to administrations

Rights of access to the spectrum Efficient use of spectrum Operation free from interference Economies of scale Interoperability and roaming Global harmonization Guidelines for national

& regional regulations

GOOD QUALITY AND LESS COSTLY EQUIPMENT

MORE FAVORABLE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT (CLEAR & STABLE )

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Radio Regulations

• Intergovernmental treaty covering both legal, operational and technical provisions, serves as a supranational instrument for the optimal international management of the radio spectrum

• Defines rights and obligations of ITU Member States to access spectrum

• Updated every WRC (3 to 4 years)

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Participants: 3000+Countries: 160+Companies: 100+Proposals: 3000+

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Africa regional initiatives (WTDC-2010)

• Human and institutional capacity building

• Development of a broadband infrastructure and achievement of regional interconnectivity and universal access

• Introduction of new digital broadcasting technologies

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Human and institutional capacity building

Support and assist membership, in particular developing countries (objective 5 of the ITU-R sector).

• to assist developing countries and BDT on topics of mutual interest to ITU-R and ITU-D, such as IMT, digital broadcasting and spectrum management techniques.

• participation of ITU-R and/or BR experts in workshops/seminars organized by BDT.

• to organize world and regional seminars, workshops and information meetings dealing with Radiocommunication issues as well as radio conference preparatory matters.

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Development of a broadband infrastructure and achievement of regional interconnectivity and universal access

Mobile broadband/IMT spectrum

The three good news from WRC-12:

• 790-862 MHz (800 MHz): sharing problems resolved

• 698–806 MHz (700 MHz): allocation to mobile service

globally available from 2015

• Additional spectrum: to be considered by WRC-15

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ITU-R Studies for WRC-15 on IMTAgenda items for WRC-15 (Resolution 807 (WRC-12)):1.1 to consider additional spectrum allocations to the mobile service on a primary basis and identification of additional frequency bands for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) and related regulatory provisions, to facilitate the development of terrestrial mobile broadband applications, in accordance with Resolution 233 (WRC‑12);1.2 to examine the results of ITU‑R studies, in accordance with Resolution 232 (WRC‑12), on the use of the frequency band 694-790 MHz by the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service in Region 1 and take the appropriate measures;

Spectrum requirements for the mobile serviceincluding suitable frequency ranges, and other specific requirements

(WP 5D)

Spectrum sharing and compatibility with other services including consolidation of draft CPM text (JTG 4-5-6-7)

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Standards

LTE-Advanced

and

WirelessMAN-Advanced technologies were each determined to have

successfully met all of the criteria established by ITU-R for the first release of IMT-Advanced.

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Spectrum Harmonization

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USA

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Introduction of new digital broadcasting technologies - 1

Workshop and frequency coordination meetings on transition to digital television and digital dividend in Bamako, Mali, 13-15 March 2012 and Kampala, Uganda, 16-20 April 2012 following the ATU Digital Migration and Spectrum Policy Summit that took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 29 November to 1 December 2011.

• Objectives: to promote the cooperation and exchange of experience within the African countries

on spectrum issues relating to the transition to digital terrestrial television and the digital dividend;

to coordinate sub regional Roadmaps and initiate frequency coordination, with a view to facilitating harmonization and use of the digital dividend spectrum.

• Recommendations: to give urgently consideration to the possibility of harmonizing the digital TV

transmission and definition standard, at subregional or regional level; to complete questionnaire issued by the ITU-D in response to Question 11-3/2 on this

issue: (http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/CDS/gq/generic/questionnaire.asp?ProjectID=201).

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Introduction of new digital broadcasting technologies - 2

• to adopt the following timeline in order to meet the deadline specified by the GE-06 Agreement for the cease of analogue transmissions:

  September 2012: ATU Summit in Abuja on the transition to digital TV and

harmonization of the digital dividend. September 2012: end of informal frequency coordination discussions and start

of formal activities for the modifications of GE-06 Plan. December 2012: adoption of a common digital TV standard at sub-regional or

regional level in Africa. June 2013: Finalization of the establishment of national legislative and

regulatory frameworks for the transition to digital TV and the allocation of the digital dividend.

June 2013: End of frequency planning activities (national and international) for the deployment of digital TV and analog switchoff

September 2013: Start of deployment of digital TV June 2014 : start of analog switchoff in the UHF band 17 June 2015 : end of analog switchoff in the UHF band

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The SMS4DC (Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries) provides assistance on technical and regulatory procedures for managing spectrum allocated to the Land Mobile, Fixed and Broadcasting services, in full compliance with the relevant ITU recommendations.

Spectrum management - SMS4DC - 1

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Spectrum management - SMS4DC - 2

• ITU-R and ITU-D cooperation• 1995 BASMS• 1997 WinBASMS• WTDC March 2002: further developments• 2002 ITU-R SG1: Rec. ITU-R SM.1604• Consolidated technical specification: 2004• 2007 first quarter: Version 1• 2008 first quarter: Version 2• 2009 third quarter: Version 3• WTDC May 2010: further support/development• 2012 second quarter: Version 4• About 15 subscribers in Africa

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Resolution 9: Participation of countries, particularly developing countries, in spectrum management

• recognizingd) the successful cooperation between ITU-R and ITU-D to produce the reports entitled "WTDC-98 Resolution 9: Review of national spectrum management and use of the spectrum –Stage 1: 29.7-960 MHz", "WTDC Resolution 9 (Rev. Istanbul, 2002): Review of national spectrum management and use of the spectrum – Stage 2: 960-3 000 MHz" and "WTDC Resolution 9 (Rev. Doha, 2006): Review of national spectrum management and use of the spectrum – Stage 3: 3 000 MHz - 30 GHz";

• resolves1 to prepare a report within the next study period on national technical and economicapproaches to spectrum management and spectrum monitoring;2 to continue the development of the SF Database, incorporating national experiences, and provide additional guidelines and case studies, based on contributions from administrations;

• invites the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau to ensure that ITU-R continues the collaboration with ITU-D in the implementation of this resolution.

• ITU-D/ITU-R Joint Rapporteur Group Meeting for Resolution 9: 18-19 June 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

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Contacts of Speaker

Ben BaRadiocommunication BureauTerrestrial Services DepartmentE-mail: ben.ba@itu.int Telephone: +41 22 730 5044

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