1. Doriana Guiducci, European Communications Office
Session 2 Role of World Radiocommunication Conference and European preparation for WRC
Doriana Guiducci, European Communications Office
5th CEPT workshop on “European Spectrum Management and Numbering”
ECO, 26 October 2017

2. Scope WRC and its role for European countries
CEPT CPG role in the WRC preparation process
Status of the WRC-19 preparation
Relationship with other activities in CEPT
EU related activities (RSPG)
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

3. World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC)
WRCs are held every three to four years. WRC is reviewing, and, if necessary, revising the Radio Regulation (RR), the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits. Revisions of RR are made on the basis of an Agenda approved by ITU Council. Agenda for the following WRC takes into account recommendations made by previous WRC.
Radio Regulations
The Radio Regulations incorporates the decisions of the WRCs including all Appendices, Resolutions, Recommendations and ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference.
WRC decides on a high level international framework which is afterwards implemented on a regional basis in all five regional organisations.
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

4. WRC-19 Radiocommuncation Assembly +
World Radiocommunication Conference
2015
CEPT preparation for WRC - CPG
Res. ITU-R 2-7
Res. ITU-R 4-7
WRC Agenda
1st CPM
session
Establishment of CPG PTs - allocation of the work
ITU-R Study Groups
SG Spectrum management
SG Radiowave propagation
SG Satellite Services
SG Terrestrial Services
SG Broadcasting Services
SG Science Services
Draft CPM Report to WRC
2017
CPG/CPG PTs contributions to ITU-R work / development of ECC views
2st CPM
session
CPM Report to
WRC
Final CEPT Positions – CEPT Briefs / European Common Proposals (ECPs)
Contribution from membership
WRC
ECP
Proposals from Member States
2019

5. Main Steps towards WRC-19
CEPT workshop, 24 October 2017

6. Conference Preparatory Group
CPG role within CEPT
Charmanship of CPG
CEPT partners in other regions (APT, ASMG, CITEL, ATU, RCC)
ECO acting as a permanent point of contact between ECC/CPG and other regional organisations
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

7. CPG main role and deliverables
Prepares European positions for ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs) and Radiocommunication Assemblies (RAs)
Develops common positions in respect of ITU-R meetings, in particular for the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) (to prepare WRCs)
Develop and agree European Common Proposals (ECPs) for the work of WRCs and RAs
Prepare and approve Briefs (position documents) to present the European positions at WRCs and RAs
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

8. CPG-19 Structure

9. Chapters of the draft CPM Report to WRC-19
Chapter 1: Land mobile and fixed services
Chapter 2: Broadband applications in the mobile service
Chapter 3: Satellite services
Chapter 4: Science services
Chapter 5: Maritime, aeronautical and amateur services
Chapter 6: General issues
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

10. WRC-19 Agenda from CEPT perspective (1/3)
Land mobile and fixed services
new transport systems (harmonised bands for railways, intelligent transport systems)
identification for land mobile and fixed service applications in GHz
High-altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), including spectrum needs and spectrum sharing
Broadband applications in the mobile service:
IMT above 6 GHz issue (regarded as 5G) focussing on specific frequency bands not including bands around 6-20 GHz and GHz,
RLAN in the frequency range between MHz and MHz, also considering mitigation techniques.
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

11. WRC-19 Agenda from CEPT perspective (2/3)
Satellite issues:
ESIM (earth stations in motion communicating with geostationary space stations in the FSS) in the bands 17.7‑19.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and  GHz (Earth-to-space),
Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS)/Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) at 12 GHz,
Regulation for Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbits (non-GSO) Fixed Satellite Service in the range from 37.5 to 51.4 GHz
Satellite regulatory issues
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

12. WRC-19 Agenda from CEPT perspective (3/3)
Science services:
Meterological Satellite service allocation at MHz,
Frequency requirements for the ‘short duration missions’ (nano-pico satellites).
Maritime, aeronautical and amateur services:
Modernisation of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) needs
Allocation to amateur service in MHz in Region 1
In total, 16 specific agenda items for WRC-19 + permanent items.
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

13. EU related activities (RSPG)
Early common policy objectives with the interim Opinion on common policy objectives for WRC-19 from February 2017 which identified:
6 Agenda Items related to EU policies:
1 AI with relation to specific EU harmonisation measures:
Work in progress on unified objectives for EU members, aligning work with WRC preparation:
Final Opinion expected in Q after public consultation
Electronic communications connectivity
Space
Transport
Science
Single Market
Security and Defense
RLAN 5 GHz
CEPT workshop, 26th October 2017

14. Useful links for the WRC-19 preparation in CEPT
General information: CPG page: Questions/Answers regarding CPG: ECC PT1 page: Coordinators: CEPT Briefs/ECPs: CPG Meeting Schedule:

15. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION