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The dramatic increase in demands for radio spectrum from every industry segment – from broadcasters, wireless carriers or satellite providers to emerging unlicensed services or even the public safety and homeland security community – has highlighted the critical importance of spectrum management and related spectrum issues. This timely conference presented an unusually broad and deep look at the full range of issues affecting today’s “spectrum wars”.
Furthermore, in light of the work being carried out under the Shaping Tomorrow’s Networks Programme this workshop served as a basis of discussion for possible future approaches, in line with recent technological developments, attempting to provide realistic forecasts in an increasingly ubiquitous, user centric and converged telecommunication environment.
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Workshop on Market Mechanisms for Spectrum Management Home Page |
Monday,22 January 2007 |
08:00 – 09:00 |
Event Registration
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Opening Session |
09:00 -
09:20 |
Session 1
Opening Plenary
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Welcome and Opening Addresses –
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Mr. Valery Timofeev,
Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, (ITU)
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Welcoming Address – Dr. Guido Salerno Aletta,
General
Manager, Ugo Bordoni Foundation (FUB)
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Chairman’s Opening Remarks -
Dr. William Lehr, Research Associate in the Center
for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development (CTPID) at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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What
is the Spectrum Debate all About? |
09:20 -
09:50 |
Session 2
In response to the difficulty government administrations have in
coping with increasing demands on spectrum, a growing number of
countries are shifting towards alternative models. There are two
major trends, one driven by the market, the other by
technological innovation. Practical solutions are now emerging
that combine some of the features of both.
Although individual countries will approach this debate with
unique requirements and varying resources, many of the basic
questions will be mutually applicable. Can we rely solely on
‘the invisible hand’ to allocate a nations spectrum through
secondary trading? Is regulation constraining technological
development and efficiency? How should issues such as spectrum
pricing, military allocation and interference measurement be
managed? And most importantly, which of these variables will
best serve end users, both financially and in terms of quality
of service?
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"Seeking the Blend of Spectrum Management Approaches"
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Dr. Tim Kelly, Head of the Strategy
and Policy Unit, ITU
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"Global Challenges to Spectrum Access: Relationship
Between
Civil and Military Uses" -
Mr. Jeremy Cain,
Policy Manager Spectrum Markets, Office of Communications (Ofcom),
UK
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How Will Spectrum Markets
Improve Efficiency? |
09:50 -
10:40 |
Session 3
Modern society’s dependence on electronic communications is
increasing the market requirement for a broad range of radio
frequencies. From mobile telephony to wireless internet access
to TV broadcasting, technologies need to harmoniously co-exist
within our radiocommunications spectrum. The traditional
approach to solving competing demands for frequencies has been
based upon planning who has the right to use the spectrum.
With the sharp acceleration in demand in recent years, change in
the marketplace is outpacing the ability of these national and
international regulatory regimes to respond.
This section will examine some of the regulatory models
currently in use and the extent to which these countries
operate- or intend to operate – flexible systems, particularly
analyzing how they will permit a more efficient use of spectrum.
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Presentation of Background Paper on "Market
Allocation for Spectrum Management" -
Dr. Coleman Bazelon,
Vice President of the Analysis Group and Dr. Thomas Hazlett,
Prof. of Law & Economics, George
Mason University
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"Is Market-Based Model the Ultimate Solution for
Spectrum Management"
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Mr.
Eric Fournier,
Deputy Director Spectrum Planning and International Affairs
Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR), France
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Presentation of Background
Paper on “Space-Centric Management: A
General Solution for Equitable Access to Radio Spectrum
Space under Conditions of Flexible Use” - Mr. Michael Whittaker, Director, FuturePace Solutions,
Australia
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10:40
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11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Panel Discussion |
11:00 -
13:00 |
Session 4
This,
the first of two panel discussions, will provide the opportunity
to debate the spectrum policies being implemented globally with
international industry and policy leaders. There will be the
chance for questions to be raised and for policies to be
compared openly.
Through lively discussion it is hoped that participants will be
able to challenge current practices, with a combination of first
hand experience and academic research. This will endow the
workshop with a dynamic edge, facilitating the active
development of spectrum management theory, whilst the broad
experience of the panel will ensure a comprehensive debate.
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Moderator and Keynote speech
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Mr.
Arturas Medeisis,
Deputy Director of European Radiocommunications Office (ERO)
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"Spectrum Policies Being Implemented Globally in an
Era of Differences Between Government and Commercial Spectrum Managers"
- Mr.
William Luther,
Consultant, Office of Spectrum Management, United States of
America
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"New Approaches for Regulating
International Radiocommunications" - Mr. Fabio Leite,
Deputy
Director, ITU-BR
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"Benefits of Frequency Harmonisation" -
Mr. Fred Christmas,
Director of Strategic Technology
Planning, Hutchison 3 UK,
GSM Association
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Mr.
Phil Laven,
Director, Technical Department, European Broadcasting Union
(EBU)
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"Spectrum Lessons from Europe "
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Mr.
Ewan Sutherland,
Visiting Professor Graduate School of Telecommunication and
Information (GSTIT) Ethiopia
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Mr.
Klaus Kohrt,
Vice Chairman, UMTS Forum
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13:00
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14:00 |
Lunch |
New Technology, Markets
and Changing Spectrum Requirements |
14:00 -
15:50 |
Session 5
Developments in technology over the last century have opened up
the range of previously unusable radio spectrum, so enabling
ever-greater access to new allocations and assignments. There is
however an increasing tension between services offered in
license exempt spectrum (e.g., wi-fi) and those operating in
bands where high prices have been obtained at auction (e.g.,
IMT-2000/3G).
This session will look at the future needs for spectrum at a
time of rapid technological change and convergence, providing an
overview of the policy implications of technological
developments, and how these technologies can accommodate an
increased level of market competition. Will evolutionary change
be sufficient or is a revolution required in centralized command
and control-type spectrum management?
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Presentation of Background Paper
"Regulatory and Policy Implications of Emerging
Technologies to Spectrum Management"-
Mr.
Frédéric Pujol,
Main Analyst, IDATE
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"NRAs
Approach to Spectrum Management"-
Mr. Giovanni
Santella,
Senior Engineer, Italian Communications Authority
(AGCOM)
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"New Technology, Markets and
Changing Spectrum Requirements"- Mr. Ron Resnick, Chairman of WiMAX Forum and
Director of Marketing, Broadband Wireless Division, Intel
Corporation
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"Spectrum Reform -
Industry Needs" - Mr. Richard Feasey,
Public Policy Director Vodafone Group
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"The Price of Radio Spectrum: Using Incentive Mechanisms to
Achieve Efficiency " -
Mr.
Chris Doyle,
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Management Under
Regulation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick,
United Kingdom
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Mr. Wolfgang Kopf,
Executive Vice President Public
and Regulatory Affairs,
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG, Germany
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15:50
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16:10 |
Coffee Break |
Panel Discussion |
16:10 -
17:30 |
Session 6
In
this second and final panel discussion, guests will be
encouraged to offer their assessment of the effects of new
technology on the mechanics of spectrum allocation. For
instance, opponents of allocating exclusive property rights in
spectrum have recently highlighted "spectrum commons" as a
realistic alternative. Proposing views classing spectrum as a
physical asset denominated by frequencies, artificially
constrain transmission mechanisms, producing inefficient
outcomes.
Commons proponents claim that emerging technologies call into
question the basic rationale for exclusive control of wireless
frequencies. However, does this approach rely too heavily on as
yet unproven technologies? Will such a ‘technical’ solution
prove unilaterally viable?
The panellists represent a wealth of experience from both
technical and political outlooks on spectrum management. This
session will therefore provide a unique opportunity to put
individual interpretations on the development of spectrum
management under the scrutiny of a panel of experts.
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Moderate and Keynote Speech
- Dr. Guido
Salerno
Aletta,
General Manager, Ugo Bordoni Foundation (FUB)
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“Chaos
Approach to Spectrum Management” - Dr. Ken Umeno,
CEO
and President of ChaosWare, Inc., and Principal Investigator National Institute of
Information and Communications Technology, Japan
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"Economic
Aspects of
Spectrum Management for Space Satellite Systems"
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Mr. Vadim Nozdrin, Radiocommunication Engineer, ITU
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"Bandwidth sharing and new auction procedure" - Mr. Sergio Antocicco, Chairman,
International Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG)
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"Emerging Technologies and Spectrum Policy
Reform"
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Mr. Jon Peha,
Associate Director of the Center for Wireless and Broadband
Networking, Full Professor, in the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Engineering
and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
of America
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17:30
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18:00 |
Panel
discussion among the above-mentioned speakers moderated by
Session Chair as well as questions from the floor. |
Tuesday, 23 January 2007 |
09:00 -
11:30 |
Session 7
Opening Plenary & Executive Round Table
Executive Round Table
This Round Table is organized, as a part of the official
workshop program, to provide top-level representatives of
governments, international organizations and the ICT industry
with the opportunity
to share their visions on the overarching theme "Challenges
and Opportunities: What Lies Ahead for Radio Spectrum
Management?". The audience will participate as observers.
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Moderator:
Mr. Martin Sims, Journalist Policy Tracker
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Dr. Hamadoun Touré,
Secretary-General, ITU
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Ms. Viviane Reding,
EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media
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H.E. Mr.
Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Communications, Italy
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H.E. Mr. Censu Galea,
Minister for Competitiveness and
Communications, Malta
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Mr.
Brendan Tuohy, Secretary
General of the Ministry for Communications, Marine and
Natural Resources, Ireland
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Mr. Dimitri Ypsilanti, Head of the
Telecommunication and Information Policy Section at the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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Mr. Catalin Marinescu,
President of the General
Inspectorate for Communications and Information Technology,
Romania
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Mr. Don Whiteside,
Vice President, Technical Policy & Standards, Intel
Corporation
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Mr. Erkki Ormala,
Vice President Technology Policy, Nokia Corporation
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11:30
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11:45 |
Coffee
Break |
New Approach to Spectrum
Management Worldwide: Country Experiences |
11:45 -
12:45 |
Session 8
The session will provide an invaluable opportunity to hear
international speakers present their analysis of strategy
implementation in several countries. Not only will this enable
guests to observe the complications involved with deploying
avant-garde policies on a national scale, but also provide
important information about the differing issues experienced by
countries at varying stages of technological and economic
development.
This collection of case studies will offer an outline of several
policies geared toward the liberalization of spectrum markets,
providing a definitive indication as to the true value of
governmental deregulation.
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"A Look at the Italian Way to Spectrum Management:
Current Situation and Future Developments"- Mr.
Francesco Troisi,
Frequency Management and
Planning General Director, Ministry of Communications, Italy
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“Spectrum
Management at the Edge of Europe” - Mr. Samuel Ritchie,
Spectrum Management and Technologies Manager, Comreg,
Ireland
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"Auction for
Allocating Frequency for IMT-2000: The case of Indonesia"
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Mr.
Denny Setiawan, Director
of Radio Frequency Restructuring, Minister for
Communications and Information Technology, Republic of
Indonesia
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12:45
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14:00 |
Lunch |
Mapping the Future of
Convergence and Spectrum Management |
14:00 -
15:30 |
Session 9
Today’s converging markets have seen an unprecedented level of
demand for integrated services through different communication
technologies, and have driven developments in radio technology
toward more efficient methods of sharing spectrum amongst a
wider range of users. Rapid innovation has created a need for
speedier access to spectrum both for individuals and service
providers, than is possible under traditional methods. At the
same time, networks and services convergence is changing the
approach to spectrum allocation and management, procedures
originally intended for distinct, separated services are now
being applied to services that will share access and transport
infrastructures.
All these developments point to the need for greater flexibility
in the management of spectrum resources (e.g. for wireless
electronic communications), while maintaining harmonisation
where necessary. This session will present a series of new
initiatives designed to meet the needs of a convergent
environment.
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"Convergence and
Spectrum Management"– Ms. Cristina Bueti, Project
Officer and Mr. Marco Obiso, Programme Manager, Strategy
and Policy Unit, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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"Wapecs
Initiative”– Mr. Frank Greco, Deputy Head of
Unit for "Radio Spectrum Policy", Information Society and
Media, European Commission
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"A
Deeper Insight in Technology and Service Neutrality" - Mr.
Mario Frullone,
Research Director, Ugo Bordoni Foundation
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"Beyond
Licensed vs. Unlicensed: Spectrum Access Rights Continua" –
Mr. Robert Horvitz, Director of Open Spectrum
Foundation
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"Flexible
Spectrum Use and Laws of Physics" –
Mr. Ryszard Struzak, Full professor, National Institute
of Telecommunications, Poland
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15:30
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15:45 |
Coffee Break |
Panel Discussion |
15:45 -
17:15 |
Session 10
Many countries are grappling with spectrum reform in a climate
of rapid technological change, convergence and relentlessly
growing spectrum demand.
This final panel discussion will provide the opportunity to
debate the contentious issue of spectrum usage rights, focusing
on issues such as where rights begin and where they end, and
also reframing.
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Moderator and Keynote Speech - Mr. Tomas
Lamanauskas, Deputy Director of Lithuanian
Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT), Lithuania
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"Spectrum
Usage Rights and Impact on Trading” – Ms. Lamia
Delenda, Deputy Director, Spectrum Valuation and Spectrum
Strategy Department, France Telecom Orange Group
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"A Manufacturers View on Spectrum
Management" - Mr. Lars Bondelind, Vice
President Huawei Technologies Sweden AB
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"Technology Innovation,
Standardization and Spectrum Management as Key Ingredients
for Enabling a New Mobile Wave” - Mr. Enrico
Bagnasco, Head of the Department of Research and Trends,
Telecom Italia
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17:15 -
17:30 |
Coffee Breaks |
17.30 -
18.00 |
Open discussion This
session will provide an opportunity for questions and comments
from the workshop participants. |
18:00 -
18:30 |
Closing Plenary and Wrap-up
This
session will give an overview of the workshop. It will draw the
main conclusions and messages from the previous sessions and in
particular identify key issues to be followed-up. |
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