New Approaches for Regulating
International Radiocommunications
Fabio Leite
Deputy-Director,
ITU Radiocommunication Bureau (BR)
ITU, Geneva, 22-23 January 2007
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ITU or its Membership.
Spectrum Management Processes
Radio Regulations
International level
Table of Frequency Allocations
WRC
Regulatory Procedures
National Regulatory Authority
Public
consultation
Spectrum Planning,
Licensing & Monitoring
MIFR
National level
Frequency
Registry
WRC Process
ITU Member
States (189)
Advanced
technologies
Revisions to RR,
Resolutions &
Recommendations
Final
Acts
Technical
bases
Rec
RR
WRC
CPM
RRB
Director
RadiocommunicationBureau
Bureau
Radiocommunication
SGs & SC
RofP
Findings
CPM:
Rec:
RofP:
RR:
Conference Preparatory Meeting
ITU-R Recommendation
Rules of Procedure
Radio Regulations (treaty status)
No harmful
interference
MIFR
MIFR: Master International Frequency Registry
RRB: Radio Regulations Board
SGs: Radiocommunication Study Groups
WRC: World Radiocommunication Conference
Regional Spectrum Management
9Harmonization of national frequency allocations within the
relatively flexible framework set by ITU so as to allow for the
coordinated introduction of new services;
9 Harmonization of the standards and procedures for certification
of equipment with a view to its free circulation and use in the
countries concerned.
National Spectrum Management
…
Factors ↔ conditions
Flexibility ↔ international obligations
Market mechanisms ↔ social aspects, governmental, safety & scientific uses
Technical complexities ↔ graceful transitions, impact on other uses
Different solutions for different services/situations/uses
(a-priori planning, “command & control”, commons, trading, auction)
The changing wireless environment
Treaty-based
Radio Regulations
FLEXIBILITY
Service & technology
definitions
IP/
CONVERGENCE
Standards-based
equipment
Technological
INNOVATIONS
Telecom Operator
(State-owned/monopoly)
COMPETITION
Sector
Bilateral/multilateral
REFORM
agreements
Proprietary systems
Licensing
Detailed spectrum
allocation
MARKET-driven
regime
Property-rights/trading/
licence-exemption
Multiple platforms
Flexible allocation
Multiple private operators
Regulator
NEUTRALITY
Options for improvement
of the international spectrum regulatory framework
CONVERGENCE
SERVICE
Fixed, mobile,
broadcasting
New applications
WRC Process
FLEXIBILITY
TECHNOLOGY
IP-core networks
UWB, HAPS, SDR
mobile-TV
RR
SERVICE DEFINITION
Fixed, mobile,
broadcasting
Spectrum
HARMONIZATION
Regional,
global
New allocations
no change
mod
service
definitions
principle of
substitutability
(fixed/mobile)
Flexibility
less “command & control” & rigidity
Spectrum
utilization
Spectrum
licensing
TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES
Spread-spectrum, UWB,
smart antennas, SDR &
cognitive radio
REGULATORY CHANGES
Market mechanisms (e.g.,
auction, trading), commons,
license-exemption, digital
dividend, convergence
Stakeholders
NRAs
More spectrum capacity & wider range of applications
* Disclaimer: The views are those of the authors and not of ITU or its membership.
Stability
more certainty & harmonization
Spectrum
allocation
Spectrum
sharing
GLOBAL & REGIONAL
HARMONIZATION
WRC process,
macro management,
boundary issues
ENGINEERING & LEGAL
EXPERTISE
Technically sound
regulations, level playing
field (competition & noncommercial uses)
Stakeholders
NRAs
More certainty for investments & protection of non-commercial uses