Spectrum Planning Work Program Tune-up Spectrum Planning Section Nevio Marinelli Section Manager
Who are we? Nevio Marinelli (Section Manager) David Goggin Bridget Kerans Andrew Clark Luke Hall Daniel Gocentas Udana Athuraliya Stuart Shepard (on secondment to Spectrum Review) Christopher Worley
What do we do?
Spectrum licences- Technical frameworks Things we have done…. >Developed new frameworks for 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz >Reviewed all the technical frameworks in the lead up to expiry >800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.4 GHz >Reverted the 27 GHz, 28 GHz and 31 GHz bands to apparatus licences Current work items: >Review of the 2.1 GHz spectrum licence technical framework close to finalisation
Mobile Broadband Things we have done: Current work items: >Mobile broadband work program >Discussion paper on 1.5 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands later in 2016 >900 MHz “GSM” band >WRC-19 preparations including agenda item 1.13 studies >5G spectrum issues…
5G Spectrum Issues Current work items: >Participation in WRC-19 agenda item 1.13 >Support development of 5G, including trials >Monitoring: >International organisations: ITU-R (WP5D), APT, 3GPP, etc >Developments in US and Korea on 28 GHz & 38 GHz bands >Developments in Europe on bands for early implementation >Possible bands below 6 GHz for 5G early implementation >Consideration of bands domestically for early implementation
Internet of things (IoT) Current work items: >Involved in the Internet of Things Alliance Australia >Chairing Work Stream 4- Spectrum Availability and Licensing >Regulatory arrangements for 900 MHz IoT spectrum >General monitoring >WRC-19 agenda item 9.1.8
Cooperative Intelligent transport systems Current work items: >Developing proposed regulatory measures for the introduction of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems in Australia in the GHz band >Matter to be considered by the Authority this week >Public release in the coming weeks
MHz band >Review concluded with release of the Decision paper in November 2015 >Now moving into implementation Current work items: >Develop/revise planning arrangements (e.g. RALIs) >900 MHz ‘GSM’ band arrangements
Other projects Things we have done…. >Radionavigation-Satellite Service (RNSS) >Developed flexible arrangements to cater for changing environment via the new RNSS class licence Current work items: >Body scanners >Potential development of long term arrangements >Jammers >Continued involvement in trials and updating legislation on prohibition >Government spectrum management issues >Ad-hoc enquiries and trials