doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA WirelessMAN UK Position BWA >11GHz Andy Gowans on behalf of Stephen Talbot Principal Engineer Broadband Fixed Wireless Access 28 & 40 GHz UK Radiocommunications Agency

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA 26 GHz Not available - Used for Mobile Infrastructure Point to Point links only 28 GHz (UKs 26 GHz Band) 2nd Award just closed (Oct 14th, 2002) Spectrum block, area assigned 16 of the 42 Licenses Awarded 32 GHz ( GHz) Top third for P-P links, assigned by RA Decision pending on remaining two thirds Broadband FWA > 11GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA 38 GHz Point to Point links, RA assigned Any service delivery, backhaul or access Some used for BWA delivery Assigned on a per link basis by RA 58 GHz GHz Point to Point links, licence exempt Licence exemption order: 12th February 2003 Broadband FWA > 11GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA 28 GHz (UK/CEPT) & GHz Drawn from CEPT decision ECC/DEC(00)09 Aligned through CEPT, 17 States YES UK 3 licences in 14 Regions (2 x 112 MHz each) 28 GHz (US) GHz paired with GHz, GHz US and UK/CEPT allocations do not align Teledesic band overlaps UK/CEPT plan Spectrum Detail 28 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Architecture Technology neutral FDD or TDD Point to Point, P-MP and Mesh Service delivery Originally only Access, no 3rd party backhaul Licence changes recently, to allow backhaul Spectrum Trading 28 GHz licensees maybe one of first First stages of trading 2004, much work to complete Spectrum Detail 28 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Auction Reserve Prices £2,000,000 Region DIsle of Wight, Hampshire, Berks and Oxon - 3 available Region EEssex, Herts and Bucks - 3 available Region FSuffolk, Norfolk, Beds, Cambs and Northants- 3 available Region GDerbyshire, Lincolnshire (part), Leics, Notts, and Rutland - 3 available Region HKent, Surrey, East and West Sussex- 3 available Region IYorkshire and North and North-East Lincolnshire - 1 available £1,000,000 Region JCumbria, Lancashire and NE England- 2 available Region KWiltshire and Gloucestershire and SW England- 3 available Region LScotland- 2 available Region MWales- 3 available £100,000 Region N Northern Ireland- 1 available Licence Detail 28 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Remaining licence packages (26 of 42) Smaller areas, on UK Counties, Operator defines area and Individual planning and licensing of base stations? Industry Views so far Retain technology neutrality Retain, inter-operator co-operation Reserve prices? consultation closes 21st March Next award towards Q3 of GHz Consultation on Next Steps

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Spectrum Detail 28 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA 42 GHz ( GHz) Originally: Broadcasting - MVDS Originally: Extension for Cable operators Originally: One way, analogue limited digital Changes In Focus Data Access - Two-Way Internet, Data, Video on Demand? All 3GHz up for grabs Award plans being formed over next 18 months Spectrum Detail 42 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Considerations for award CEPT ECC/DEC(99)15 - MWS Defined CEPT ECC/REC(01)04 - Allocation Style CEPT ECC/DEC(02)04 - FSS Terminals EU Licensing Directive Fair and Open Technology Neutral Larger market for Vendors and Operators RA committed to all factors Spectrum Detail 42 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA 2002 Discussions with industry initiated by the RA, regarding the use of GHz UK Position on GHz The History

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Industry invited to Give view Potential Operators Vendors Content Providers Current 28 GHz licensees Questions Asked What is your interests in BFWA at 42 GHz? Equipment costs and availability? Licensing arrangements? License conditions? UK Discussions - 42 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Licenses Should be for years Renewable and payable by instalments Be a mix of National and Regional No restrictions on traffic carried (backhaul) Pioneer licenses? Technology All types allowed None to be proscribed Industry Told Us

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Spectrum Packages: 250MHz minimum (500MHz ideal) Some support for contiguous blocks (TDD vendors) No coverage obligations…but Safeguards against Spectrum Hoarding Services Bundled services, to maximise revenue Industry Told Us

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Market SMEs and Medium size businesses, first Then, in time, residential but this is key Time-scales Some (not all) felt too early for award Market not ready for more spectrum Consultation should be published in 2003 Agency then to publish time-table Market then ready, around 2005 Industry Told Us

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA NO IEEE 802 VIEW RECEIVED. ALTHOUGH CONSULTATION CLOSED AGENCY WOULD LOOK AT ANY INPUT TO THE PROCESS. IEEE 802 view ?

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Global Considerations CEPT/European position clear for band World Radio Conference 2003 (June) US proposal for GHz Global Satellite HDFSSONLY? HDFSS = High Density Fixed Satellite Service Radio Astronomy Service UK has strong interest Two UK RAS sites require protection Two ITU-Recommendations (UK inputs) considered by RAS ITU-R Study Groups Spectrum Issues at 42 GHz

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Professor Cave Independent Spectrum Review 2002 Auctions encouraged Spectrum Trading No roll out obligations, No service restrictions Technology Neutral Competition Issues - Monitored RA agreed with majority of recommendations Spectrum Allocations - UK

doc.: IEEE /018r0 Submission March 2003 Andy Gowans - UK RA Further questions on 28/42GHz in the UK to: Thank you for your time Docs from: Sections: Decisions & Recommendations