1. Session 1: Harmonisation Strategy and Planning Panel Discussion: Best Cases, Strategies & Techniques for successful spectrum planning & harmonisation Bashir Patel Global Spectrum and Regulatory Policy, ESOA

2. Planning for Global Harmonisation
Worldwide participation at ITU WRCs drive consensus-based decisions that all nations can rely on:
WRC15 decisions were made with the participation of up to 193 Member States
Large & small nations; developed & emerging economies - are all placed on an equal footing in taking these decisions
The best chances of achieving globally harmonised spectrum is by studying bands identified
This Avoids fragmentation
Provides access to shared spectrum where appropriate; recognizes need for exclusive spectrum access to
Paves the way for economies of scale
WRC decisions balance the needs of different COUNTRIES and different TECHNOLOGIES ensuring that one does not harm the other
Explain fairness of ITU WRC processes for spectrum decisions – fair to all countries, fair to all technologies

3. Total Spectrum Identified for IMT
Additional
36 GHz
identified
WRC-19
Explain that satellites can continue to provide these services thanks to globally harmonized spectrum decided on by the ITU
Explain growth in different bands

4. Reality Today: Mobile Spectrum: Africa (Source: LS Telcom)
Not all licensed spectrum is used
Plenty of room for growth
ITU Forecast of Spectrum Requirements in 2015
Regionally harmonised & available for licensing
Spectrum potentially available for licensing
Actually licensed
LS Telcom did a study in 2015 that showed that MNOs do not use all spectrum available to them and regulators in multiple countries have not yet licensed available spectrum for mobile terrestrial

5. Technology Evolution & Spectrum Harmonization - 1
Explain that satellites can continue to provide these services thanks to globally harmonized spectrum decided on by the ITU
Explain growth in different bands

6. Technology Evolution & Spectrum Harmonization - 2
Spectrum Planning / Harmonization
Technology & Service Neutral – 2G/3G to 4G, BWA to MBB
Maximum use of existing bands
Carrier Aggregation, Re-farming,
Spectrum Cloudification
Flexibility in 2G/3G/4G,
Building 5G competence through LTE
Explain that satellites can continue to provide these services thanks to globally harmonized spectrum decided on by the ITU
Explain growth in different bands

7. Spectrum Planning & Harmonization
through a Mix of Technologies to deliver Connectivity for ALL
Wi-Fi Eco-System is Evolving: Gigabit WiFi chips + devices becoming available: 200m radios shipped in 2017, 2020: >1bn “WiGig”
Satellite Eco-System is Evolving: HTS, VHTS, GSOs + NGSOs using L,S,C,Ku,Ka bands & in future Q,V bands as well
Mobile Eco-System is Evolving:
Germany, Italy, Australia: carrier aggregation delivering up to 900 Mbps
Field Tests in UK & US: >20 Gbps delivered in 70GHz bands
 On commercially viable basis 
 No interference with other services 
 Fully utilise Existing Spectrum for current and new services 

8. AND OR AND OR Mindsets must change
“Big Challenges Require Many Solutions”
“Let us plan and harmonize Commonwealth Spectrum together ”
First we need to change mindsets. Many policymakers still believe that one technology alone will deliver the promise of 5G. But as we can see from the LTE map, mobile technology alone cannot deliver on expectations of Coverage, Bandwidth, or Reliability. So mindsets need to change to include all technologies. 5G is a Big Challenge and requires a combination of Solutions - satellite is key.

9. Thank You!