WirelessMAN UK Position BWA 11GHz

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WirelessMAN UK Position BWA gt11GHz
Andy Gowans on behalf of Stephen Talbot Principal
Engineer Broadband Fixed Wireless Access 28 40
GHz UK Radiocommunications Agency
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Broadband FWA gt 11GHz

• 26 GHz
• Not available - Used for Mobile Infrastructure
• Point to Point links only
• 28 GHz (UKs 26 GHz Band)
• 2nd Award just closed (Oct 14th, 2002)
• Spectrum block, area assigned
• 16 of the 42 Licenses Awarded
• 32 GHz (31.8 - 33.4 GHz)
• Top third for P-P links, assigned by RA
• Decision pending on remaining two thirds

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Broadband FWA gt 11GHz

• 38 GHz
• Point to Point links, RA assigned
• Any service delivery, backhaul or access
• Some used for BWA delivery
• Assigned on a per link basis by RA
• 58 GHz
• 57.1 - 58.9 GHz
• Point to Point links, licence exempt
• Licence exemption order 12th February 2003

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Spectrum Detail 28 GHz

• 28 GHz (UK/CEPT)
• 28.0525 - 28.4445 29.0606 - 29.4525 GHz
• Drawn from CEPT decision ECC/DEC(00)09
• Aligned through CEPT, 17 States YES
• UK 3 licences in 14 Regions (2 x 112 MHz each)
• 28 GHz (US)
• 27.5-28.35 GHz paired with
• 29.1-29.25 GHz, 31.075-31.225 GHz
• US and UK/CEPT allocations do not align
• Teledesic band overlaps UK/CEPT plan

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Spectrum Detail 28 GHz

• Architecture
• Technology neutral
• FDD or TDD
• Point to Point, P-MP and Mesh
• Service delivery
• Originally only Access, no 3rd party backhaul
• Licence changes recently, to allow backhaul
• Spectrum Trading
• 28 GHz licensees maybe one of first
• First stages of trading 2004, much work to
  complete

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Licence Detail 28 GHz
Auction Reserve Prices 2,000,000 Region
D Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Berks and Oxon - 3
available Region E Essex, Herts and Bucks - 3
available Region F Suffolk, Norfolk, Beds, Cambs
and Northants - 3 available Region G Derbyshire,
Lincolnshire (part), Leics, Notts, and Rutland -
3 available Region H Kent, Surrey, East and West
Sussex - 3 available Region I Yorkshire and
North and North-East Lincolnshire - 1
available 1,000,000 Region J Cumbria,
Lancashire and NE England - 2 available Region
K Wiltshire and Gloucestershire and SW England -
3 available Region L Scotland - 2
available Region M Wales - 3
available 100,000 Region N Northern
Ireland - 1 available
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28 GHz Consultation on Next Steps

• Remaining licence packages (26 of 42)
• Smaller areas, on UK Counties, Operator defines
  area and Individual planning and licensing of
  base stations?
• Industry Views so far
• Retain technology neutrality
• Retain, inter-operator co-operation
• Reserve prices?
• consultation closes 21st March
• Next award towards Q3 of 2003

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Spectrum Detail 28 GHz
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Spectrum Detail 42 GHz

• 42 GHz (40.5 - 43.5 GHz)
• Originally Broadcasting - MVDS
• Originally Extension for Cable operators
• Originally One way, analogue limited digital
• Changes In Focus
• Data Access - Two-Way
• Internet, Data, Video on Demand?
• All 3GHz up for grabs
• Award plans being formed over next 18 months

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Spectrum Detail 42 GHz

• Considerations for award
• CEPT ECC/DEC(99)15 - MWS Defined
• CEPT ECC/REC(01)04 - Allocation Style
• CEPT ECC/DEC(02)04 - FSS Terminals
• EU Licensing Directive Fair and Open
• Technology Neutral
• Larger market for Vendors and Operators
• RA committed to all factors

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UK Position on 40.5 - 43.5 GHz The History

• 2002
• Discussions with industry initiated by the RA,
  regarding the use of 40.5 - 43.5 GHz

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UK Discussions - 42 GHz

• Industry invited to Give view
• Potential Operators
• Vendors
• Content Providers
• Current 28 GHz licensees
• Questions Asked
• What is your interests in BFWA at 42 GHz?
• Equipment costs and availability?
• Licensing arrangements?
• License conditions?

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Industry Told Us

• Licenses
• Should be for 15 - 20 years
• Renewable and payable by instalments
• Be a mix of National and Regional
• No restrictions on traffic carried (backhaul)
• Pioneer licenses?
• Technology
• All types allowed
• None to be proscribed

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Industry Told Us

• Spectrum
• Packages 250MHz minimum (500MHz ideal)
• Some support for contiguous blocks (TDD vendors)
• No coverage obligations…but
• Safeguards against Spectrum Hoarding
• Services
• Bundled services, to maximise revenue

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Industry Told Us

• Market
• SMEs and Medium size businesses, first
• Then, in time, residential but this is key
• Time-scales
• Some (not all) felt too early for award
• Market not ready for more spectrum
• Consultation should be published in 2003
• Agency then to publish time-table
• Market then ready, around 2005

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IEEE 802 view ?

• NO IEEE 802 VIEW RECEIVED.
• ALTHOUGH CONSULTATION CLOSED
• AGENCY WOULD LOOK AT ANY INPUT
• TO THE PROCESS.

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Spectrum Issues at 42 GHz

• Global Considerations
• CEPT/European position clear for band
• World Radio Conference 2003 (June)
• US proposal for 40 - 42 GHz Global Satellite
  HDFSSONLY? HDFSS High Density Fixed Satellite
  Service
• Radio Astronomy Service
• UK has strong interest
• Two UK RAS sites require protection
• Two ITU-Recommendations (UK inputs) considered by
  RAS ITU-R Study Groups

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Spectrum Allocations - UK

• Professor Cave Independent Spectrum Review 2002
• Auctions encouraged
• Spectrum Trading
• No roll out obligations, No service restrictions
• Technology Neutral
• Competition Issues - Monitored
• RA agreed with majority of recommendations

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Further questions on 28/42GHz in the UK
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