ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting recognizing a) that RAST-9 Participating Standards Organizations (PSOs) acknowledged the success of World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC)-2000 in the adoption of many new allocations and regulations that address new radio services and technology; b) that WRC-2000 identified new global frequency bands with regard to IMT-2000 and accompanying regulations that support flexibility in choice of technology and timing of implementation; c) that these regulations also support the evolution of first- and second-generation systems to IMT-2000 and establish equal regulatory status between the existing
IMT-2000 bands and the new bands identified at WRC-2000; considering d) Resolution 8/3 (Williamsburg, USA): Spectrum Requirements for IMT-2000 was useful in ensuring that administrations and regional bodies were made aware of the importance of identifying adequate spectrum at WRC-2000 for the implementation of IMT-2000 systems; d) that the development of specific proposals to WRC-2003 is the responsibility of
Member States of the ITU; e) that it is important to express the common interests of PSOs with regard to specific
WRC-2003 agenda items, through the development of Resolutions, in order to support the timely implementation of radio technology and services; resolves
1) to circulate the WRC-2003 agenda items to each PSO in RAST and each PSO will identify appropriate items for discussion at RAST-10; and
2) to identify the agenda items of interest to the telecommunication industry for future
World Radiocommunication Conferences (i.e
., WRC-2006 and beyond).

ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting noting a) that radio equipment available on international and domestic markets will circulate globally and be used in countries other than those in which the equipment was procured; b) that the regulatory regimes within the global community differ in that in many cases an “a-priori” product approval regime is required before market access can be enjoyed; c) that some radio products such as IMT-2000 equipment are intended for global application and hence users expect such products to enjoy global circulation; d) that the availability of common or harmonized standards that define the radio coexistence and electromagnetic characteristics will facilitate the global circulation of radio equipment; e) that regulatory regimes use equipment regulations as a means of describing the acceptability of a radio product; f) that the World Trade Organization recommends the availability of standards in that they assist in reducing “technical barriers to trade”; g) that a number of “Memorandum of Understandings” or “Determinations” already exist between regional trading blocks designed to facilitate the free movement of radio equipment; further noting h) that the availability of either harmonized spectrum or multi-function/frequency agile radio equipment is a pre-requisite to facilitate global roaming; j) that the ITU has addressed this issue for satellite terminal equipment and concluded the GMPCS MoU and Arrangements which is intended to facilitate the global circulation of satellite equipment terminals; resolves to encourage PSOs to advise their respective regulatory bodies:
1) of the advantage of harmonized spectrum use;
2) of their hope that ITU establish Recommendations on the global circulation of terrestrial IMT-2000 equipment; and further resolves
3) to encourage PSOs to cooperate in the provision of compatible/harmonized standards that can be used by manufacturers to define the equipment characteristics for market access.

ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting recognizing a) that fixed wireless access (FWA) systems and broadband wireless systems (BWS) can provide a full range of services including telephony, high speed internet access, and video distribution to both residential (urban and rural) and business markets; b) that many countries have designated frequency bands for these systems and have licensed operators, or are planning to issue licenses in the near future; c) that some equipment standards are available for narrowband telephony and data services (such as EN 300 756); d) that other standards for wireless broadband services including high speed Internet and video distribution are in various stages of development; e) that typically fixed wireless access systems operate in the 1-5 GHz range, in a f) point-to-multipoint configuration, and provide telephony and data services; that broadband wireless systems use frequencies in bands above 20 GHz in a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint configuration, offering a range of telecommunication services; resolves to encourage Participating Standards Organizations to complete standards for fixed wireless access and broadband wireless systems as early as possible.

ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting recognizing a) that IMT-2000 field trial participants are testing a variety of advanced wireless services
– including high-bandwidth Internet browsing, video conferencing, file transfer and voice-over-IP – using prototype personal phones, wireless modems, digital cameras and other innovative consumer devices; b) that the ITU information on IMT-2000 implementation including field trials and licensing from different parts of the world is posted on the ITU IMT Web pages
( http://www.itu.int/imt) ; resolves to encourage Participating Standards Organizations to notify participants in Third
Generation (3G) field trials to provide the relevant information for posting to the ITU IMT-
2000 web page as a way to allow industry and interested parties to monitor the practical implementation of 3G standards.

ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting considering a) that software defined radio (SDR) technology is rapidly developing for the control of radio interface parameters; b) that SDR technology has the potential to facilitate the efficient operation of radio systems; c) that the SDR Forum has attracted broad industry participation; d) that the SDR Forum is actively organizing the study of issues related to the development, deployment and regulation of SDR equipment; e) that the SDR Forum is actively considering the issue of standards required for the orderly deployment of SDR technology; recognizing a) that the need for orderly integration of software defined radio technology into the standards development process is desirable; resolves
1) to establish liaison with the Software Defined Radio Forum and extend an invitation to the RAST-10 meeting; further resolves
2) to invite the SDR Forum to provide the Participating Standards Organizations a summary of radio standardization needs for advanced consideration prior to
RAST-10.

ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting noting a) the introduction of new technologies such as x Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) has the potential to cause interference in traditional cable systems; b) power line technology has the potential to cause interference to radio services due to the physical characteristics of power-lines; c) recent regulatory changes and the use of digital technology have changed the status quo in respect of the signals carried by cables and power lines; further noting d) there is an EMC issue within cable systems that is equivalent to that of radio frequency spectrum management that needs to be addressed; e) that unwanted radiated emissions from all such systems also need to be considered as they are a potential source of interference to radio services; resolves to encourage Participating Standards Organizations:
1) to cooperate in the provision of EMC standards, for such cable systems, that be used by manufacturers to define the equipment and/or system characteristics;
2) to inform their respective regulatory bodies/administrations of the potential for an
EMC issue, similar to that of radio frequency spectrum management, to exist in some cable systems.

ANNEX G GSC6(00)49
RAST9
RESOLUTIONS
The RAST 9 meeting considering a) that deployment of equipment produced in accordance with the standards developed by Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) requires compliance approval; b) that the compliance process substantially affects the ability of providers to put standards compliant equipment in the hands of users; c) that compliance negotiations are currently underway with many administrations; d) that the position taken on the compliance issue by RAST would be helpful in those negotiations; recognizing a) the need for minimum time-to-market deployment of standards compliant equipment; resolves to encourage each Participating Standards Organization (PSOs) to inform their respective regulatory bodies/administrations of the value of cooperating in negotiations regarding memorandum of understanding, mutual recognition agreements and arrangements and supplier declarations of conformity, especially where cooperation will improve the time-tomarket interval of standards-compliant telecommunications equipment.