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The Digital Dividend & the future of the 700/800 MHz Bands in

Region 1

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Agenda • Background

• Definitions & processes yielding the Digital Dividend

• 700 MHz band allocation to mobile. Why?

• Outcome of ITU-R preparations to WRC-15

• 700/800 MHz situation in Region 1

• Recommendations - The importance of WRC-15

Definition & Background

• The Digital Dividend is the amount of spectrum in the frequency band 470-862 MHz to be released in the switchover from analogue to digital TV, at latest at the end of the transition period 2015 (GE06 Agreement).

• The status of the 470-862 MHz Band in Region 1:

Broadcasting - DTT Mobile – IMT Mobile – IMT

(after WRC-15) Potential candidate for Mobile - IMT

470 MHz 694 MHz 790 MHz 862 MHz

Yielding the DD: Restack and Reallocation Processes

ASO

Conversion of all free-to-air television services to digital.

Restacking

DTT services into a smaller amount of UHF spectrum

• If necessary, Identify additional DTT multiplexes below TV channel 49

International Recognition

Update of the GE06D Plan & the MIFR to reflect the changes

• Important: the Analog entries will be deleted from the Plan (see CR 365) and the MIFR(see RoP clarifying the 11.50 of the RR)

Re-Farming of the DD spectrum

Re-farming of the 700/800 MHz band (UHF TV channels 49-69) • Define a national Digital

Dividend, the Band arrangements and the parts of the spectrum to be re-allocated.( consider global harmonization?)

• Define the re-allocation period

ASO dates

17 June 2015

17 June 2020 in VHF for the countries listed in Article 12 of the GE06 Agreement

Restacking

Planning Done in Sub-Saharan Africa

Planning ongoing in the Arab countries

Done in Europe for the 800MHz band. TBD for the 700 MHz band

International Recognition

CR 350

• immediate deletion of the analogue assignments from the Plan,

• asking the administrations about their decision concerning the analogue assignments recorded in the MIFR.

RoP clarifying the application of the 11.50 of the RR, recently adopted

• send to administrations the list of their recorded analogue assignments in the MIFR with a deadline to reply

• in case of no reply, the Bureau will delete the MIFR entries.

Re-Farming of the DD spectrum

Re-farming of the 700/800 MHz bands

• Importance of WRC-15

• Consider the ITU-R studies and the draft CPM report - Agenda items 1.1. & 1.2

The advantages of the 700 MHz Band • propagation characteristics of this band should facilitate

improvements in mobile broadband coverage in rural areas, as well as better indoor coverage in more densely-populated areas.

• The signal covers a larger cell size.

• Infrastructure cost: Better Propagation means fewer base stations (The network infrastructure is 7 times higher if wireless operators use 3.5GHz compared to 700 MHz)

The advantages of the 700 MHz Band

• Valuable properties for the wireless communication networks, using any generation of technology (3G, 4G…)

• Could stimulate innovation for emergency communication, health, elderly care and lower-cost communication.

Why 700 MHz for MEA? • Several countries in MEA use 850MHz for other services and so cannot

make the 800 MHz band available for Mobile. • The penetration of fixed broadband is very low or infrastructure not

sufficient. • Demand for mobile data services is growing and more spectrum is

needed to accommodate this demand • A dynamic wireless broadband industry to contribute in the economic

growth and job creation.

Limited use of terrestrial TV

• Low penetration for Terrestrial broadcasting , compared with other TV platforms and/or provides few TV channels.

• Limited number of TV channels.

• Late introduction allows the choice of DVB-T2 very efficient spectrum consuming : Larger DD

Replacement

Extension

Accommodate the increasing

demand

Improve national economy

the 700MHz allocation in Region1 raises the prospect of harmonization with other ITU world regions.

Feasibility in 700 MHz

Countries in MEA started planning DSO later than European and are well positioned to use newer technologies, such as DVB-T2 and MPEG-4/H.256, which offer better spectral efficiency.

• Spectrum in the 700MHz band could be made available by most regulators in the MEA

In Europe, in contrast, most countries planned DSO some years ago and hence use DVB-T with multi-frequency networks (MFNs) for an extensive DTT. Substantial planning would be needed to migrate to the more-recent technology option of DVB-T2 with single-frequency networks (SFNs).

expected to be available in Europe until around 2022–2023 because of the complexity of moving DTT from this band.

Outcome of ITU-R preparations WRC-15 agenda item 1.2

• Issue - To examine the results of ITU-R studies, in accordance with Resolution 232

(WRC-12), on the use of the frequency band 694-790 MHz by the mobile, except aeronautical mobile, service in Region 1 and take the appropriate measures;

- Background - The rationale for this agenda item is to address technical compatibility

matters arising from WRC-12 decisions affecting the 700 MHz band for ITU Region 1. The key decision was the introduction of a mobile allocation and IMT identification, effective immediately after WRC-15, suitable for terrestrial wireless broadband delivery.

Outcome of ITU-R preparations • JTG 4-5-6-7 has concluded that the lower band edge should remain at 694 MHz

• Frequency arrangements developed by WP 5D consist of a common baseline arrangement aligned with the lower duplexer of the Asia-Pacific arrangement (3GPP band 28)

• Proposed possible additions to the baseline.

• Studies assumed a 9MHz guard band between the upper edge of the broadcasting band (694 MHz) and the lower edge of the MS channeling arrangement (703 MHz).

• Additional studies on the UE OOB emission limit to try to: • Manage the risk of interference between mobile use and BS below 694 MHz • To be technically feasible from the point of view of practical implementation of IMT UE in order

to avoid unnecessarily stringent limits that may lead to an increase in size or in complexity of IMT radio equipment

• To aim to a global harmonization of IMT UE • No consensus yet on those limits.

694 MHZ 790 MHZ

possible additions to the baseline : Wireless in the 700 MHz

• Program making and special events (PMSE) • PMSE currently uses 700MHz spectrum in countries where this band is used for DTT,

and is represented by powerful lobby groups. PMSE uses interleaved spectrum (white space)throughout the DTT range, so reducing availability of DTT spectrum would cut the amount of spectrum available for PMSE.

• Public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) • There are strong calls for more spectrum to be allocated to PPDR to help modernize

public safety. WRC-15 is expected to discuss the suitability of 700MHz spectrum for PPDR

• Agenda item 1.3 of WRC-15.

• Another option: considering up to 20 MHz supplemental downlink in the center gap

Current status in Europe Long Term Solution for Europe – At least until 2030

"2020-2030-2025" formula for Europe to fulfil Digital Agenda for Europe broadband targets in three steps, while giving broadcasting a clear path to invest and develop further:

• The 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz) is currently used by terrestrial broadcasting networks and wireless microphones & should be dedicated to wireless broadband across Europe by 2020 (+/- two years);

• Regulatory security and stability for terrestrial broadcasters in the remaining UHF spectrum below 700 MHz to be safeguarded until 2030;

• A review by 2025 to assess technology and market developments.

Aeronautical Radionavigation services in the 700MHz and 800MHz bands

• RCC main focus: Aeronautical Radionavigation (ARNS) used by the Russian Federation and some other RCC states in these bands is expected to continue, so coordination arrangements need to be developed. CEPT and RCC are developing a framework for bilateral agreements between neighbouring countries to prevent this from becoming an issue at WRC- 15.

See Footnote 5.312 Additional allocation: in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the band 645-862 MHz, in Bulgaria the bands 646-686 MHz, 726-758 MHz, 766-814 MHz and 822-862 MHz, in Romania the band 830-862 MHz, and in Poland, the band 830-860 MHz until 31 December 2012 and the band 860-862 MHz until 31 December 2017, are also allocated to the aeronautical radionavigation service on a primary basis. (WRC-12)

Current status in Africa and Arab countries

• ATU (African countries) • Want to deploy mobile systems in the 700 MHz band as soon as possible after WRC-15 –

have already agreed on a re-plan of DTT in Africa – would like to adopt either the full APT (2 x 45 MHz) or the CEPT (2 x 30 MHz) harmonized options within the 3GPP band 28

• ASMG (Arab countries) • Similar to ATU but some Arab Stets are also concerned about cross-border coordination with

Iran (OOB limits considerations differ – tighter values favored by Iran)

• UAE has become the first country in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to adopt the APT 700 frequency plan for its 700 MHz band and the European CEPT plan for the 800 MHz

Recommendations

• The Broadcasting community to implement technological innovations, such as:

• DVB-T2 compression technologies, and

• single-frequency networks (SFNs)

increase spectrum efficiency and enable DTT platforms • to provide more high-definition (HD) services, which would make

DTT services more attractive to consumers

• and use less spectrum.

Use TV in frequencies below 694 MHz

• The Mobile community Harmonize the 700 and 800 MHz bands for the Mobile

Benefits of Harmonization

20 Source: Presentation from Ericsson at RRS-13 in Tunis

Thank you for your attention

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