ICYMI: Tech Industry Expert Talks Preparation for WRC-27, the Importance of Spectrum Sharing
In Case You Missed It – Dean Bubley, a tech industry analyst, recently wrote a column for Fierce Network discussing preparations for the upcoming ITU World Radio Conference WRC-27, and how spectrum sharing is an important piece of the international spectrum puzzle. He also discusses the logistics of repurposing spectrum bands for wireless systems.
Dean Bubley has been writing about spectrum issues for two decades. In his latest piece, he reiterates the importance of spectrum sharing for the U.S. and its allies, and discusses U.S. leadership in spectrum innovation, saying “the U.S. has been a leader in developing and delivering innovative spectrum models, like those underpinning Wi-Fi and the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), plus their technological enablers such as advanced sensing and databases.” Read more from Dean Bubley below.
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Op-Ed: Spectrum Sharing: Preparing For WRC-27
Fierce Network
Dean Bubley, Founder & Director, Disruptive Analysis
August 12, 2024
https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/spectrum-sharing-preparing-wrc-27
As we go through the early stages of preparation for ITU World Radio Conference WRC-27, it is worth reflecting on the growing importance and necessity of spectrum sharing, and how it should be advanced in ways favorable to the U.S. and its allies.
The last ITU World Radio Congress, WRC-23, took place in Dubai in November and December 2023. It addressed numerous spectrum issues across many different areas — although few more contentious than bands for mobile uses such as 6 GHz.
The U.S. has been a leader in developing and delivering innovative spectrum models, like those underpinning Wi-Fi and the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), plus their technological enablers such as advanced sensing and databases. These shared‑spectrum wireless systems produce tremendous economic value, democratize investment into new wireless solutions, and expand consumer and business access to high-speed and high-capacity connectivity. They also help mitigate the risks of state control and oligopolistic domination of wireless services.
A key domain for future spectrum sharing will be 6G (and upcoming versions of 5G). Today, there are few realistic candidates for bands that can be easily cleared and repurposed for cellular wireless systems — almost all have important incumbents that will be difficult, expensive and time-consuming to move.