AWF-2/46(Attechment)
Broadband Wireless in New Zealand
Radio Spectrum Policy and Planning
Brief History • Pre 1989 (First radio spectrum legislation - 1903) – Administrative Licensing • 1st Come – 1st Served & “Beauty Contest” • No guarantee of tenure • Post 1989 – Mixed regime • Administrative licensing • Management Rights
– Ownership for defined period of time up to 20 years
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• “You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.” – Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)
Issues for Consideration • Demand for spectrum access – Determines which regime is used • Technology Purchaser – Market size and availability of skilled people • Advancement in Wireless Technology – Changing technology landscape • 4G cellular, T-DMB, 802.16 (incl. WiMax and WiBro) • Convergence (triple play - voice, internet and broadcasting)
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Mobility 1996 1996
High
2000
2005
2010
2G
Medium Cellular PCS
3G
CDMA WCDMA
4G Services WiBro
5GHz WLAN
Pedestrian Cordless Phone Voice Text Image Graphic
2.4GHz WLAN
Stationary
Video
High Quality Multimedia Video Streaming
Data Rate
(Borrowed from WiBro presentation to AWF Interim Meeting)
Frequency Bands Suitable for Broadband Applications
• Privately Held Management Right Bands – – – – – – – – 825 – 960 MHz 1700 – 1880 MHz 1920 – 1980 MHz 2010 – 2170 MHz 2200 – 2396 MHz 3410 – 3487 MHz 3510 – 3587 MHz 24549 – 28350 MHz • Licence Exempt (General User Radio Licence) Bands – 2400 – 2483 MHz – 5150 – 5350 MHz – 5725 – 5875 MHz – (N.B. Use at 5 GHz in accordance with ITU Resolutions)
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The Way Forward – International
• International Telecommunications Union – ITU-R Res.951 (WRC-03) – Study Group 1 – Working Party 1B • Regional Involvement – APT & AWF
The Way Forward – National
• Isolation provides flexibility of approach • New spectrum management techniques to assist introduction of new technologies – Spectrum parks – Shared space • limited numbers - equal access • Work together to address technical coordination issues • Ways to promote new broadband access – Project PROBE – Room to innovate, develop & test
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The Way Forward - Easier When Working in Cooperation
Dave Kershaw Radio Spectrum Planning & Policy Group Email: dave.kershaw@med.govt.nz
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