Review of the 803 to 960 MHz band Bridget Lally, Senior Radiocommunications Engineer, Spectrum Infrastructure Branch,
Outline >Overview of the MHz band >Drivers and scope of the review >Major issues in first discussion paper >Potential for 800 MHz band expansion >Review of arrangements for the digital cellular mobile telephone service >Options for underutilised parts of the 900 MHz band
The 900 MHz band: Exploring new opportunities discussion paper
Why review the MHz band? >Parts of the band are underused >Opportunities for expansion of services due to digital dividend >Migration to 3G and 4G and international ‘refarming’ of digital CMTS segments
Proposed objectives of the review >improve the allocative, technical and dynamic efficiency of arrangements in the band by reviewing the relevant planning and licensing mechanisms >align planning, licensing and pricing arrangements with current and anticipated demands, and support the latest technologies >incorporate spectrum in the upper part of the digital dividend, which is not being included in the initial 700 MHz band allocation, in order to expand services in the 900 MHz band >improve the utility and flexibility with which the band is used.
New naming convention…
Scope of the first paper >In scope > MHz >Out of scope > MHz paired with MHz
The MHz band
Major issues for the review >900 MHz band expansion >Digital cellular mobile telephony service >Options for underutilised parts of the 800 and 900 MHz bands
800 MHz band expansion
Option for expansion of FDD services
Future use of an expanded 800 MHz band >Cellular mobile telephony service
Future use of an expanded 800 MHz band >Land mobile services >Public protection and disaster relief >Combination of services >Others?
Future licensing of the 800 MHz expansion band >Spectrum licensing >Apparatus licensing >Combination
Digital cellular mobile telephone service- Current arrangements Licensee Base-transmit frequency (MHz) Base- receive frequency (MHz) Number of paired assignments (September 2010) Telstra Corporation Limited935– –898.43,972 SingTel Optus Pty Limited943.4– –906.85,920 Vodafone Hutchinson Australia Limited 951.8– –9152,977
DCMTS- Drivers for change
DCMTS- Potential future arrangements
DCMTS- Options for future licensing
Options for underutilised parts of the 800 and 900 MHz bands
Options for DSRR segment and neighbouring spectrum
Submissions >ACMA invites submissions to the discussion paper The 900 MHz Band: Exploring New Opportunities >Comments close on 24 June 2011 >Enquiries to