Mobile Broadband Strategy and Work Program Update RadComms 2016 Chris Hose Executive Manager Spectrum Planning and Engineering

1.A brief history 2.Strategy and work program 3.What’s next? Outline

History > Wireless Access Services (WAS) Strategy papers > GHz regional and remote > GHz regional and remote > Towards 2020 Strategy > MHz and 2.5 GHz Digital Dividend > Draft Beyond 2020 > MHz expansion band decision > MHz regional > Beyond 2020 (strategy and work program)

Beyond 2020 Strategy >Strategy 1: >Holistic approach to mobile broadband capacity growth >Strategy 2: >Transparent spectrum management planning process >Strategy 3: >Utilising the often long lead-times to reduce effect on incumbents >Strategy 4: >Exploring opportunities for increased spectrum sharing >Strategy 5: >Influencing international spectrum harmonisation Source: RealWireless, Techniques for increasing the capacity on wireless broadband networks, 2012

Process for consideration of additional spectrum for mobile broadband (Strategy 2) >Monitoring >Initial Investigation >Preliminary highest value use assessment >Preliminary replanning >Comprehensive highest value use assessment >Re-farming >Replanning >Allocation

Work program Stage Project Monitoring 600 MHz (520–694 MHz ) 3.3 GHz (3300–3400 MHz) 4.9 GHz (4800–4990 MHz) WRC-19 agenda item 1.16 bands: 5150–5350 MHz, 5350–5470 MHz, 5725–5850 MHz & 5850–5925 MHz WRC-19 agenda item 1.13 bands: 24.25–27.5 GHz, 31.8–33.4 GHz, 37–40.5 GHz, 40.5–42.5 GHz, 42.5–43.5 GHz, 45.5–47 GHz, 47–47.2 GHz, 47.2–50.2 GHz, 50.4–52.6 GHz, 66–76 GHz & 81–86 GHz Initial Investigation 1.5 GHz (1427–1518 MHz) 2 GHz (1980–2010/2170–2200 MHz) 3.6 GHz (3575–3700 MHz) Preliminary replanning- Re-farmingSpectrum available for the licensing of mobile broadband services 850 MHz expansion band (809–824/854–869 MHz) 900 MHz (890–915/935–960 MHz) 1800 MHz regional/remote (1725–1785/1820–1880 MHz)

What’s next? – Monitoring >600 MHz >3.3 and 4.9 GHz >Possible candidate for Licensed Shared Access (LSA) concept? >WRC-19 Agenda Item Bands >5 GHz RLANs and IMT above GHz

What’s next? – Initial investigation >1.5 GHz >ACMA paper 2H 2016 >3.6 GHz >ACMA paper 1H 2017

What’s next? – Re-farming >900 MHz >Licensee discussions >1800 MHz regional >Auction completed >Fixed link clearance >Early access

What else? >Highest value use >Consultation paper >Update to mobile broadband work program >Five Year Spectrum Outlook or alternative work program

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