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RSPG 29th Plenary Meeting

Gilles Brégant, ChairmanRSPG Briefing Session

Brussels, 8th November 2012

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• The outgoing chairman M. Roberto VIOLA emphasized the key role of RSPG in providing to opinion to the European Commission.

• The RSPG elected its new chairman: M. Gilles BREGANT (France), former RSPG vice chairman.

New chairmanship

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• On the basis of the interim report of the working group, RSPG exchanged views on 700 MHz which confirmed the needs for exchange of views at RSPG level and of a policy debate

• The RSPG opinion will be adopted for Public consultation in February

• The opinion will provide a roadmap on the way to meet the 1,200 MHz objective of the RSPP :

• A prospect of the long-term future for the 700 MHz band

• Additional bands to be considered as candidate for reallocation including within the L bands and at 2.3 GHz for which CEPT has anticipated harmonisation measures

• In relation to 700 MHz band, RSPG will consolidate the results of a questionnaire on digital terrestrial TV in the Member State in a Report to be adopted in June 2013 at the same time of the final approval of the Opinion

Addressing the growing demandfor wireless broadband

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• EC has presented its Communication on Shared Use of Spectrum which triggered a lot of comments within RSPG

• In order to focus its activity on one specific aspect of Shared Use of Spectrum, “Licensed Shared Access”, RSPG has created a working group to develop an opinion

• This work group will be lead by M. Antonio Fernandez-Paniagua (Spain)

• The final opinion is expected in November 2013

Licensed Shared Access

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• RSPG took note of the current activity in response to article 8 of the RSPP, “spectrum needs for other specific Union policies”

• RSPG confirmed mainly sectors to be addressed at strategic level:

• Galileo

• GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) and scientific research

• Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), including road, railways, aeronautical and maritime transport

• Energy, including smartmetering

• Internet of Things, including RFID and M2M

• PMSE

• Potential synergies between sectors may be identified

Strategic sectoral spectrum needs

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EU Assistance in bilateral coordination

• Draft RSPG Report on the coordination approach for broadcasting if 700 MHz is reallocated to mobile, for adoption in February :

• Bilateral/multilateral agreements for reconstituting rights for broadcasting

• Monitored by CEPT

• At least 3 years will be needed

• RSPG « Good office » applied successfully for interference case in the UHF broadcasting band between Italy and Malta

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EU Common Policy Objectives for WRC-15

• Opinion being currently developed in two stages :

• Main themes of the WRC-15 Agenda relating to EU policies (February 2013)

• Proposed common policy objectives (June 2014)

• RSPG identified the main areas of EU Policy relevant to the WRC-15 agenda

• Electronic communications services, in particular the issue of availability of spectrum for wireless broadband data applications.

• Aviation, maritime and road safety purposes in relation to EU transport policy.

• Scientific use which may have important environmental and safety implications.

• International regulatory procedures and new satellite allocation issues in relation with EU space policy

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Interference management

• Interference is recognized as a challenge in national spectrum management :

• LTE/Broadcasting interference at 790 MHz

• UIC/GSM interference in the 900 MHz band

• Interference to radars at 2,7 GHz

• WiFi radars interference at 5 GHz

• RSPG report will identify best practices amongst Member States

• The RSPG working group will also address the role of receiver parameters in Spectrum management including in a context of the proposed revision of the R&TTE Directive

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NEXT MEETING : 20th February