RES161 – 264 – ADD RESOLUTION 161 (WRC-15) Studies relating to spectrum needs and possible allocation of the frequency band 37.5-39.5 GHz to the fixed-satellite service The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that satellite systems are increasingly being used to deliver broadband services and can help enable universal broadband access; b) that next-generation fixed-satellite service technologies for broadband will increase speeds (45 Mbps is already available), with faster rates expected in the near future; c) that technological developments such as advances in spot-beam technologies and frequency re-use are used by the fixed-satellite service (FSS) in spectrum above 30 GHz to increase the efficient use of spectrum; d) that fixed-satellite applications in spectrum above 30 GHz, such as gateways, should be easier to share with other radiocommunication services than high-density fixed-satellite service (HDFSS) applications; e) that FSS systems based on the use of new technologies above 30 GHz and associated with both geostationary (GSO) and non-geostationary (non-GSO) satellite constellations are capable of providing high-capacity and economically feasible communications even to the most isolated regions of the world; f) that the frequency band 36-37 GHz is allocated on a primary basis to the Earth exploration-satellite service (EESS) (passive) and the space research service (SRS) (passive), which must be adequately protected, considering further a) that Recommendations ITU-R S.1323, S.1325, S.1328, S.1529 and S.1557 provide information on system characteristics, operational requirements and protection criteria to be used in sharing studies; b) that it may be technically feasible to have a new FSS allocation in the frequency band 37.5-39.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) for operations of gateway earth stations, depending on the results of technical studies, noting a) that filing information for GSO satellite networks in the frequency band 37.5-42.5 GHz (space-to-Earth) has been communicated to the Radiocommunication Bureau; b) that some of these GSO satellite networks are in operation and others will be operated in the near future;