Ilkka Niva, Director CIC, Nokia

Trials of Radios Validating use cases, proofing technology and producing measurement reports Helsinki, TEKES and Cambridge trials Trials play integral part of dialogue between industry and local or regional regulator Other countries allowing TV band use Trials help to create early partnerships and understand market opportunities Transitioning from trial use to adoption It’s time for chipset vendors to jump in IEEE and IETF standards needed for scale and scope

Database Super WiFi devices in the TV white space spectrum will need to query a database to obtain channel availability information at a given location There will be multiple database providers in the US and similar deployments elsewhere A single common protocol for querying channel availability by devices from a database which is globally applicable enables interoperability, wider adoption and simplifies implementations What is needed is a global standard that is spectrum and air-interface technology agnostic with flexibility to adapt to varying regional regulatory requirements

Database The IETF is a standards body which develops protocols and specifications that drive the Internet and are globally applicable PAWS: Protocol to Access White Space database(s) – Is an initiative in the IETF to specify a protocol between white space devices and databases – The specification work is in progress now The PAWS protocol can serve as the basis for certification and use in super WiFi and similar cognitive radio solutions

Applications Creates new ways of communicating Makes more broadband spectrum accessible Cognitive technology Improved connectivity Allows spontaneous networks Networking effects New realm of devices and services through optimized connectivity Innovations in technology Geo-location database centric regulatory model