Spectrum management

Use of shared spectrum at the national level

25.04.2025

Types of spectrum sharing licensing regimes Shared access regimes are one way for regulators to open spectrum to more users and to facilitate the use of spectrum bands, especially when an exclusive use is not possible in the short term. Spectrum sharing can either be part of a licensed or unlicensed regime. Under shared access regimes, use is authorized by a license for a set of different types of services or between users, under conditions defined in the license to avoid harmful interference. Under an unlicensed or license-exempt regime, no license is required, and the number of users is not…

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Technical standards for upcoming technologies

20.04.2025

Introduction The widespread adoption of wireless technologies at a global scale depends on robust consensus over technical standards as well as on the access to the available spectrum. Technical standards are agreed upon through discussions at different international and regional organizations, as well as standard development organizations (SDO). For example, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) addresses radio aspects in the Radiocommunication Sector and network aspects of the different technologies in the Standardization Sector. Another example, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is a group that publishes the specifications for mobile technologies, including those beyond 3G (3GPP 2024). Regulators need to…

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