Agenda item on GFT – Global flight tracking for civil aviation

Outline >Background >Summary of Australian Position >Summary of Region 3 Multi-Country Proposal >Developments during WRC-15 >Summary of Outcomes >Future Impacts

Background (1) >GFT considers timeliness & availability of radiocomms to track civilian aircraft, particularly over oceanic/remote regions  improve SAR & accident investigation >Iridium/Aireon via Canada initiated work in WP5B (May 13) >Issue was not on WRC-15 agenda >Disappearance of MH370 (Mar 14)  triggered activity leading to inclusion of item on WRC-15 >ICAO Special Meeting on GFT (May 14)  Requested ITU “at the earliest opportunity to provide the necessary spectrum allocations as emerging aviation needs are identified”  Established 2 groups: o Adhoc WG on Aircraft Tracking – develop CONOPS on GADSS o ATTF – report on existing/future technologies

Background (2) >ITU Council (May 14)  Concluded ITU PP-14 only had authority to amend WRC-15 agenda >ITU PP-14 (Oct 14)  Adopted Res 185 (Busan, 2014)  Director BR tasked WPs 4C and 5B to develop Report on GFT >ICAO 2 nd HLSC 2015 (Feb 15)  Encouraged ITU to discuss allocation requirements at WRC-15 >No consensus at CPM on how to address GFT (Apr 15)  Annex added to CPM Report reflecting discussion on GFT >WP5B Extraordinary (May 15), WP4C (Jun 15) and WP5B Bucharest (Jul 15) meetings  Draft reports on ADS-B, Flight Tracking & ADS-C  Notes for Director BR on possible course of action

Background (3) >Several issues hindered progress  Process of getting item on WRC-15 agenda & therefore setting precedence for future conferences  Studies addressing non-ICAO systems (military concerns)  ADS-C verses satellite-based ADS-B  Competitive advantage by making allocation at WRC-15 >Report of Director BR to WRC-15 on GFT (Jul 2015)  Option 1: NOC  Option 2: Primary AMS(R)S (E-s), limited to satellite reception of ADS-B  Option 3: Primary AMS(R)S (E-s), limited to satellite reception of ADS-B & not claiming protection from ARNS & AM(R)S  Option 4: Secondary MSS (E-s), limited to satellite reception of ADS-B

Summary of Australian Position >Australia supported the consideration of GFT for civil aviation at WRC-15, including:  A primary AMS(R)S (E-s) allocation in MHz, with the condition that this allocation cannot claim protection from ARNS systems operating in MHz  A WRC-19 agenda item to consider additional & ongoing regulatory and allocation issues necessary to further refine the issue of GFT o Regulatory and allocation issues for GADSS >Australia supported the APT Common Proposal  Only a statement recognising the importance and urgency of addressing GFT for civil aviation  Australia initiated a MCP supporting Option 3 of Directors Report

Summary of Region 3 Multi-Country Proposal >Australia initiated and led the MCP >MCP proposed technical & regulatory provisions to address GFT  Based on Option 3 of the Report of Director BR on GFT >AUS, KOR, MLA, NZL, SNG and THA all supported >Specific MCPs  MOD to Table of Frequency Allocation to add a new footnote to the band MHz to facilitate GFT for civilian aviation  ADD No. 5.XXX to allocate the MHz band to AMS(R)S (E-s) to enable reception of existing ICAO-standardised aircraft transmission by space station receivers o Caveat that space station receivers shall not claim protection from stations operating in the AM(R)S and ARNS in MHz

Developments during WRC-15 (1) >SWG4A4 on GFT(chaired by Lisa Amirault (CAN)) met 3 times  Reviewed input contributions  Agreed an Informal Group draft proposal  Considered work of a DG on a draft new Resolution >Most input documents supported an allocation for AMS(R)S based on either Options 2 or 3 of the Director BR’s Report  ASMG and APT provided only general support for GFT  China supported Option 1 (NOC) & inclusion on agenda of WRC-19  Some proposals supported ongoing studies  Some proposals identified the need for a Resolution >The Australian led MCP was introduced at the 1 st SWG meeting  PHL added support to the MCP

Developments during WRC-15 (2) >Informal Group draft proposal  AMS(R)S (E-s) allocation through a footnote, on the condition AMS(R)S cannot claim protection from ARNS, in accordance with a new Resolution o Australia agreed to the removal of the requirement to protect AM(R)S o AM(R)S allocation was made at WRC-12 to facilitate data links in the ARNS band, on condition the allocation cannot claim protection from ARNS >Draft new Resolution  DG drafted a new Resolution on the use of the MHz band by the AMS(R)S for GFT of civilian aircraft o The Resolution defines what ADS-B is, considers protection of other emitters in the band, and satisfies concerns that further study is required o The CEPT and IATA/Boeing/Airbus expressed reservation with the Resolution at the final SWG meeting

Developments during WRC-15 (3) >WG 4A  Noted 2 changes to new Resolution resulting from offline discussion to satisfy IATA/Boeing/Airbus and CEPT concerns  Proposals agreed & forwarded to COM 4 >COM 4  The 4 th COM 4 meeting approved proposals with some minor changes >Plenary  The 4 th plenary meeting approved GFT proposals >ITU Secretary General noted that the allocation to GFT was a significant achievement >Malaysia congratulated the ITU for progressing the work

Summary of Outcomes >WRC-15 outcome fully satisfy the Australian position and reflects the views in the Australian led MCP  Enables space-based ADS-B technology for GFT for civil aviation >The conference agreed to:  MOD the Table of Frequency Allocation to add a new footnote to the band MHz to facilitate GFT for civilian aviation  ADD No. 5.A25 allocating MHz to AMS(R)S (E-s) on condition AMS(R)S cannot claim protection from ARNS, in accordance with a new Resolution  ADD Resolution COM4/2 (WRC-15)) >WRC-19 AI on GADSS (Resolution COM6/11 (WRC-15))  Refines the issue of GFT, a component of GADSS

Future Impacts >ITU-R to complete studies related to the space station reception of ADS ‑ B >ICAO to develop SARPs associated with performance requirements to spur GFT >Iridium constellation carrying Aireon ADS-B receivers  Expected to be launched from Apr 2016 to Dec 2017  Provide a full capability satellite reception of ADS-B transmissions from aircraft from 2018 >Airservices has entered a MOU with Aireon to examine the benefits of space-based ADS-B for aircraft separation  Results of data collection will be examined before committing to a service delivery contract