Activities of the Radiocommunication Sector Arab Regional Development Forum on Broadband in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities Tunis-Tunisia, 17 September 2012 Colin Langtry, Chief, BR Study Groups Department

ITU ITU-T Telecommunication standardization - network and service aspects ITU-R Global radio spectrum management and radiocommunication standardization ITU-D Promote and assist the extension of ICTs to all the world’s inhabitants - narrowing the digital divide 193 Member States >750 Sector Members, Associates and Academia Helping the World Communicate ITU Overview

assistance to administrations international regulations global standards & guidelines 3 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 G OOD QUALITY AND LESS COSTLY EQUIPMENT M ORE FAVORABLE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT ( CLEAR & STABLE )

Technical characteristics Sharing criteria/assessment Spectrum management Operational aspects … ITU Constitution, Convention High level principles, rights and obligations Plenipot Table of Frequency Allocations Satellite orbit/terrestrial Plans Frequency coordination Frequency registration Emergency procedures … Radio Regulations Bi/multilateral Agreements WRC RRC ITU-R Recommendations ITU-R Reports, Handbooks, software tools RA/ Mail Study Groups WPs, TGs International spectrum management framework

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 3 to 4 years 5

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

Good news from WRC MHz: sharing problems resolved 700 MHz: allocation to mobile service globally available from 2015 Additional spectrum: to be considered by WRC-15 Mobile broadband/IMT spectrum

ITU-R Studies for WRC-15 on IMT Spectrum sharing and compatibility with other services including consolidation of draft CPM text ( JTG ) Spectrum requirements for the mobile service including suitable frequency ranges, and other specific requirements (WP 5D) Agenda 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); 1.2to examine the results of ITU ‑ R studies, in accordance with Resolution 232 (WRC ‑ 12), on the use of the frequency band MHz by the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service in Region 1 and take the appropriate measures;

CDMA-DS, CDMA-MC CDMA-TDD TDMA-SC FDMA-TDMA OFDMA-TDD- WMAN CDMA-DS, CDMA-MC CDMA-TDD TDMA-SC FDMA-TDMA OFDMA-TDD- WMAN Following a detailed evaluation against stringent technical and operational criteria, ITU has determined that “LTE- Advanced” and “WirelessMAN-Advanced” were accorded the official designation of IMT- Advanced. LTE-Advanced WirelessMAN-Advanced LTE-Advanced WirelessMAN-Advanced IMT-Advanced is the next generation set of standards in the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) framework for global wireless broadband communications. 2 Mbit/s1 Gbit/s Studies are underway to harmonize the existing spectrum identified for IMT and to determine the additional spectrum required to support the burgeoning demand for mobile broadband WCDMA CDMA2000 TD-SCDMA EDGE (UWC-136) EDGE Evolution LTE HSDPA IMT-2000 IMT-Advanced 3G 1985 IMT-Next Decade IMT Standards Evolution 4G EV-DO HSPA HSPA+

Study Group 1 Spectrum management Spectrum Management (SM) -principles and techniques General principles of sharing Spectrum monitoring Long-term strategies for spectrum utilization Economic approaches to national SM International spectrum regulatory framework Short Range radio Devices (SRD)

Study Group 3 Radiowave propagation Propagation in ionized and non-ionized media Point-to-point and Earth-space propagation Modelling and development of prediction methods Radio noise Characteristics and mapping of propagation medium Propagation prediction methods

Study Group 4 Satellite services Systems and performance in FSS, BSS, MSS and RDSS Efficient orbit/spectrum utilization for FSS, BSS, MSS and RDSS IP Global broadband Internet access via satellite Early warning and relief operations Technical characteristics for systems and networks in the RNSS Satellite radio interface of IMT-2000

Study Group 5 Terrestrial services IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced Fixed, mobile, portable and nomadic communications, including BWA, RLANs, HAPS Maritime and aeronautical services Radiodetermination service Amateur service SDR and CRs Next generation mobile access “IMT-Advanced” Spectrum issues for maritime and aeronautical services

Study Group 6 Broadcasting service Programme production Programme assembly Delivery Reception quality Sharing issues at UHF Multimedia and data broadcasting for mobile reception Accessibility

Study Group 7 Science services Systems for space operation, space research, Earth exploration and meteorology Radio astronomy Standard frequency and time signals EESS including meteorological satellite service for disaster prediction and detection, and for climate monitoring Protection of passive services, e.g. radioastronomy

Study Group Products ITU-R Recommendations Reports and Handbooks Technical bases for radio conferences

World Radiocommunication Seminar Deals with the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the satellite orbits, and, in particular, with the application of the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations Fellowships available for participants from low income countries 17