EU Commission identifies Europe's radio spectrum
needs for WRC-07
The Commission has adopted a Communication establishing the EU's positions
on what needs to be achieved at this year's World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC-07) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
At this conference, the world's 191 countries will decide how they will
share the radio spectrum, notably for important application sectors, such
as mobile communications, broadcasting and air transport, for which European
interests are at stake.
"The efficient and coordinated management of the radio spectrum
is fundamental for the development of wireless technology and therefore
for a dynamic Information Society," said Viviane Reding,
the EU's Telecoms Commissioner.
"The EU therefore needs to further its interests in the global negotiations
on the use of this scarce resource ".
In its Communication of today, the Commission highlights a number of
EU objectives that Member States negotiating at WRC-07 should achieve,
including:
• Accommodating the spectrum demands of future terrestrial
mobile systems by upgrading the status of these services in the
"UHF band" (470-862 MHz) and by identifying part of the "C
band" (3.4 to 3.8 GHz) for these systems;
• Ensuring the effective protection of Earth Exploration
and other scientific services from harmful interference;
• Satisfying the necessary spectrum requirements for digital
radio broadcasting and for maritime services in the 4-10
MHz high frequency (HF) band;
• Providing enough spectrum for aviation applications;
• Preparing actions to support Community policies for the next WRC
Conference due in 2011, notably concerning spectrum flexibility,
climate change and the Single European Sky.
Press Release
http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=
IP/07/987&type=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Communication regarding WRC-07
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/
radio_spectrum/docs/ref_docs/com/com_2007_371_en.pdf
EU Radio Spectrum Policy
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/
radio_spectrum/index_en.htm
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