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The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) launched a public consultation on “Draft Policy for New Spectrum Bands – 700MHz, 11GHz, 12GHz and 42GHz” last January 16, 2012. The aim of this policy is to regulate a planned opening of spectrum bands.
URCA completed the review of the Expressions of Interest submitted and taking them into account, has issued a draft policy for each band to be opened.
To remark that due to digital dividend, URCA proposes to divide the entire 700 MHz band into 18 channels of 6 MHz each, which will be allocated as blocks of either 6 MHz (unpaired) or 12 MHz (paired). The maximum assignment per operator in the 700 MHz band will be 2 blocks.
Related to the other frequency bands, propositions are as follows:
- The 11 GHz band is opened for fixed, point to point services, with a channelling arrangement the same as ITU-R F.387-10, recommendation 1.2. URCA notes that this plan is also adopted by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), as outlined in their Code of Federal Regulation 47, for Fixed Services.
- The 12 GHz band is opened for point to multipoint systems with a channelling arrangement consistent with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) outline set out in the Code of Federal Regulations 47, Part 101.1405.
- 42 GHz: the licensing of the 40,500 MHz to 43,500 MHz frequency range for fixed, point-to-point microwave systems, and terrestrial broadband fixed wireless access systems.
All interested parties are invited to submit their comments until next February 20, 2012.
The draft policy can be consulted in the following link at URCA’s website.
The State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) in Russia approved a draft decision on the use and implementation of radio spectrum for LTE standard during a meeting last 8th of September.
The draft decision proposes the frequency bands 791-862 MHz, the so-called digital dividend, to provide LTE communication services using radio spectrum, on a competitive basis. According to the Ministry of Communications, the band is planned to be licensed to seven LTE operators, four of them – the winners of the competition – will be able to build a dual-band network, three of them – single-band in the upper range.
At the meeting it was also decided to complete the research and present it in the 1st quarter 2012, offering the possibility to use the frequency bands of existing LTE network operators.
The news can be read in Russian language at the Ministry of Communications’ website.
The Ministry of Economic Development issued last 26 of August a public consultation process on the allocation of the digital dividend spectrum. Consultation document covers technical and policy considerations for the allocation of the digital dividend 700 MHz radio spectrum band.
The digital dividend is related to the part of the radiofrequency spectrum will be freed up when the switchover to digital television is totally done. The frequency range 694-806 MHz, used for television broadcast in New Zealand, will be cleared 1st December 2013, when the switchover is concluded. The aim of this document is to allocate the 700 MHz spectrum band to new users and for new uses.
Comments shall be submitted no later than 7th of October 2011 and consultative document can be accessed at the Ministry’s website.
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