Explore key issues for Africa at the WRC-15 as presented by the African Telecommunications Union. Topics covered include spectrum allocation, mobile broadband, satellite services, and civil aviation safety. Recommendations and agendas for improving telecommunications in Africa are also highlighted.
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African Telecommunications Union Regional Issues for WRC-15 a presentation to the RRS-15 Africa, Niamey Niger, 20 24 April 2015 Kezias MWALE Radiocommunications Coordinator k.mwale@atu-uat.org www.atu-uat.org Slide 1 of 22 April 2015
1. Key issues for Africa at WRC-15 2. ATU Workplan for WRC-15 3. Status of preparations for WRC-15 4. Recommendations and conclusions April 2015 Slide 2 of 22
Agenda Item Agenda Item Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues No change for the 470 694 MHz band to allow for inhibited growth of the DTT services Additional spectrum to mobile and identification thereof for IMT under mobile service Identification of more spectrum for IMT growth while protecting and/or not negatively impacting on the growth of incumbent services 1.1 1.1 Global harmonization while protecting African interests Channeling plan Avoid a unique plan Technical parameters such as OOBE values Immediate harmonization, economies of scale, future harmonization Address the mobile broadband agenda by being able to implement DD spectrum as soon as possible Second digital dividend (694 790 MHz) 1.2 1.2 June 2013 Slide 4 of 24
Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues Agenda Item No. Agenda Item No. To consider this together with AI 1.6/1.9- 1/1.9-2 (additional satellite allocations also in the bands 7, 8 and 10 GHz bands) Additional/extension spectrum to Earth exploration-satellite service in the band 7 - 8 GHz/ 10 Ghz band 1.11/ 1.12 1.11/ 1.12 Facilitate Earth exploration-satellite for data to help in climate change interventions April 2015 Slide 5 of 22
Agenda Item No. Agenda Item No. Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Protecting existing services Ensuring that Africa benefits from the new allocations/regulations; 1.5 1.5 GFT to be part of the WRC-15 agenda Agreement on GFT solution that ensures that Africa (and other uncovered areas) is fully covered as soon as possible to improve Africa s civil aviation safety Global Flight Tracking (GFT) 9.2-X April 2015 Slide 6 of 22
Agenda Item No. Agenda Item No. Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues Additional spectrum to fixed/mobile/m aritime-mobile satellite satellite service in the band 10 17 GHz; 7 and 8 GHz bands; 22 - 26 GHz 1.6/ 1.9 1.9 1.10 1.6/ 1.9- -1/ 1.9- -2/ 1.10 Protecting existing services Ensuring that Africa benefits from the new allocations; 1/ 2/ April 2015 Slide 7 of 22
Agenda Item No. Agenda Item No. Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues Improvement rules of rational use of satellite resources to reflect the special needs of developing countries; provisions/principles of PP Resolution 86 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) fully reflected in the RR (still on the issue of developing countries) Improvements to Satellite procedures 7 7 Orbital slots for delivering international public services in developing countries (the CH) provisions to seek, among other things, exempting from contention of satellite orbital resources crucial to the (African) developing countries such as the Common Heritage. 9.1 9.1- -3 3 April 2015 Slide 8 of 22
Agenda Item No. Agenda Item No. Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues Satellite services in the C-band (3400 4200 MHz) For each band, determining sustainable continued safe use by the aeronautical service 9.1 9.1- -5 5 do not complicate the already complicated satellite regulations take the needs of developing into account as expressed in Resolution 15 (Rev.WRC-03); Article 44 of the ITU Constitution; Resolution 71 (Rev. Guadalajara 2010) and the also Resolution 11 Nano- and pico-satellites 9.1 9.1- -8 8 April 2015 Slide 9 of 22
Agenda Item No. Agenda Item No. Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues Improving the current WRC-18 preliminary agenda to reflect any improvements and also any appropriate new issues of interest to Africa WRC-18 Agenda Items 10 10 April 2015 Slide 10 of 22
Agenda Agenda Item No. 8 Item Topic Topic Key Issues Key Issues No. Footnotes 5. XYZ : Deletion (or addition) of country names onto footnotes to improve harmonization April 2015 Slide 11 of 22
ATU ATU Workplan Workplan for WRC for WRC- -15 15 April 2015 Slide 12 of 22
The addressed topics 1. Role of ATU General Secretariat includes coordination 2. Role of AfriSWoG includes undertaking studies 3. Role of Sub-regions includes need for regional meetings 4. Role of Membership e.g national spectrum working groups, 5. Role of ATU WRC-15 Chapter Coordinators 6. Meeting schedule and expected outputs See APM15-2 (Khartoum meeting) report from www.atu-uat.org April 2015 Slide 13 of 22
1. Three (03) Digital Migration and Spectrum Policy Summits (Nairobi and Accra) Adopted the second digital dividend subject to favorable GE06 modification to accommodate DTT spectrum requirements within 470-694MHz 2. Three GE06 frequency medication and coordination events (Bamako, Kampala and Nairobi) Favorable GE06 modification outcome to accommodate DTT spectrum requirements within 470- 694MHz 3. Three (03) African WRC-15 Preparatory Meetings (Dakar, Khartoum, Abuja) Adopted African preliminary positions on the majority of the WRC-15 agenda items 4. Various sub-regional meetings for WRC-15 preparations 5. Active participation in the ITU preparatory work for WRC-15 April 2015 Slide 15 of 22
Agend a a Item Agend Item Topic Topic Preliminary views Preliminary views 470-694; 1 518-1 525 1 695-1 710; 3 600-3 800; 3 800-4 200; 5 350-5 470; 5 725-5 850; 5 925-6 425 1 492-1 518; 2 700-2 900; 3 400-3 600; 4 400-4 500; 4 500-4 800 1 427-1 452; 1 452-1 492; 3 300-3 400; 4 800-4 990 1 350-1 400 Method A (No change) Additional spectrum to mobile and identification thereof for IMT under mobile service 1.1 1.1 Methods A and C (either No change or IMT identification) Method C (IMT identification) None (no view as yet) April 2015 Slide 16 of 22
Agenda Item Agenda Item Topic Topic Preliminary views Preliminary views Method A: At 694MHz either by insertion in the Table of Frequency Allocations or footnote modification Method B1: No additional compatibility measures to those contained in the GE06 Agreement. None because no African country is affected by this issue Issue A: Lower edge Issue A: Issue B: between MS (IMT) and BS (DTT) Issue B: compatibility Second Digital Dividend (694 790MHz) 1.2 1.2 Issue C: between MS (IMT) and ARNS Issue C: compatibility Issue D: Solutions for Issue D: accommodating applications ancillary to broadcasting requirements D3, however, APM15-4 to endeavor to review the preliminary position taking into account the outcome of CPM 15-2. D3, April 2015 Slide 17 of 22
for all other agenda items, see the APM15-3 (Abuja meeting) report via http://www.atu- uat.org/index.php/events/upcomi ng-events?id=57 April 2015 Slide 18 of 22
1. Various sub-regional preparatory meeting 2. 4th African preparatory meeting for WRC-15 (APM15-4), 20 24 July 2015, Nairobi Kenya Other planned spectrum related events are: No. No. Title Title Dates Dates 3-5 June, 2015 5 - 7 October 2015 Venue Venue 1 Spectrum Africa 2015 Nairobi (Kenya) Workshop on development of national broadband plan Maputo (Mozambique) 2 April 2015 Slide 19 of 22
1. Active preparation at national and sub-regional level 2. Active participation at the 4th African preparatory meeting for WRC-15 3. Actively participate in the work of ITU Study Groups and ITU WRC-15 preparatory process such the 3rd ITU Inter-regional WRC-15 preparatory workshop scheduled for 1-3 September 2015 4. See ATU website for WRC-15 preparatory meeting reports, scheduled meeting and other issues: www.atu-uat.org and the Conference Preparatory Meeting website of ITU for CPM-15 Report April 2015 Slide 21 of 22
Africa can build on the success story of WRC-07 and WRC-12 for yet another success at WRC-15 Active participation by administrations and sub-regions is crucial to yet another success at WRC-15 from the African view working together we can do more (RSA) 1. 2. 3. April 2015 Slide 22 of 22
thank you thank you Kezias MWALE Radiocommunications Coordinator k.mwale@atu-uat.org www.atu-uat.org April 2015 Slide 23 of 22
